Relativistic Binary Neutron Star Inspirals
Equal-mass Magnetized Neutron Star Binaries
A simulation of colliding neutron stars helps to explain what could lie behind short gamma-ray bursts.
See here for a press release about these results.
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The Missing Link: Merging Neutron Stars naturally produce Jet-like Structures and can power short Gamma-Ray Bursts
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 732:L6, 2011
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See also here for the NASA video 'When Neutron Stars Collide' on YouTube.
