The Essential Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
The Essential Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134446431
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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The reason behind collision and merger of some pairs of neutron stars, whether

    (a) Occasionally a neutron star moving through space will collide head-on with another a neutron star,
    (b) Gravitational waves from close neutron star binary systems carry away orbital energy and angular momentum, or
    (c) Electromagnetic waves from pulsars carry away angular momentum.

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