Albert Einstein Institute | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics | 2016 May 09
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam develop an accurate model for the detection and interpretation of gravitational waves emitted by neutron stars in binary systems. This model contains, for the first time, a realistic description of how neutron stars are deformed just before they collide. As the deformation depends on the exotic physics in neutron star interiors and directly influences the gravitational waves more detailed information about the science contained in the expected signals is now available. This will enable more robust measurements leading to an improved understanding of the properties of the densest objects in our universe.
Effects of Neutron-Star Dynamic Tides on Gravitational Waveforms within the Effective-One-Body Approach - Tanja Hinderer et al
- Physical Review Letters 116.181101 (06 May 2016) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.181101
arXiv.org > gr-qc > arXiv:1602.00599 > 01 Feb 2016 (v1), 09 May 2016 (v3)