Angular Momentum Loss by Magnetic Braking and Gravitational Radiation in Relativistic Binary Stars

TL;DR

This paper investigates how magnetic braking and gravitational radiation contribute to angular momentum loss in relativistic binary stars, analyzing different system types and their evolutionary implications.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of AML time scales in non-degenerate and double degenerate relativistic binary systems using literature data.

Findings

AML time scales vary between system types

Magnetic braking and gravitational radiation significantly influence binary evolution

Results aid understanding of relativistic binary star dynamics

Abstract

Angular momentum loss (AML) mechanisms and dynamical evolution owing to magnetic braking and gravitational radiation in relativistic binary stars (RBS) are studied with use of physical parameters collected from the literature. We have calculated and compared AML time scales for the RBS with non-degenerate components and double degenerate (DD) systems.