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Fig. 1: Tidal forces deform a neutron star (left) orbiting another compact object - a second neutron star or a black hole. © T. Hinderer/AEI

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Tides In Binary Star Systems: When Neutron Stars Emit Gravitational Waves

by Press on May 10, 2016

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neutron star — Fig. 1: Tidal forces deform a neutron star (left) orbiting another compact object – a second neutron star or a black hole. © T. Hinderer/AEI