NASA NTRS · 19930049538
Hydrodynamic instability and coalescence of close binary systems
Abstract
The meaning of hydrodynamic instability of close binary systems is clarified, and the resulting large (but finite) value of the radial infall velocity near the end of the coalescence is estimated. Emphasis is placed on the case where the orbital decay is driven by gravitational radiation. A simple calculation of the orbital decay is presented for a simple generic model of a close binary.
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Lai, Dong, Rasio, Frederic A., Shapiro, Stuart L.. 1993-04-01. Hydrodynamic instability and coalescence of close binary systems. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930049538
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