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Appearance of innermost stable circular orbits of accretion discs around rotating neutron stars

ADÁMEK, Karel, Gabriel TÖRÖK, Gabriela URBANCOVÁ and Martin URBANEC

Basic information

Original name

Appearance of innermost stable circular orbits of accretion discs around rotating neutron stars

Authors

ADÁMEK, Karel, Gabriel TÖRÖK, Gabriela URBANCOVÁ and Martin URBANEC

Edition

Astronomy & Astrophysics, FR - Francouzská republika, 2014, 0004-6361

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10308 Astronomy

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423541

UT WoS

000334671000144

Keywords in English

accretion accretion disks; stars: neutron; X-rays: binaries

Tags

EE2-3-20-0071, , GPP209-12P740

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

Links

EE2.3.20.0071, research and development project. GPP209/12/P740, research and development project.
Změněno: 14/4/2021 15:43, Mgr. Pavlína Jalůvková

Abstract

V originále

The innermost stable cicular orbit (IS(X)) of an accretion disc that orbits a neutron star (NS) is often assumed to be a unique prediction of general relativity. However, it has been argued that ISCO also appears around highly elliptic bodies described by Newtonian theory. In this sense, the behaviour of an ISCO around a rotating oblate neutron star is formed by the interplay between relativistic and Newtonian effects. Here we briefly explore the consequences of this interplay using a straightforward analytic approach as well as numerical models that involve modern NS equations of state. We examine the ratio K between the ISCO radius and the radius of the neutron star. We find that, with growing NS spin, the ratio K first decreases, but then starts toincrease. This non-monotonic behaviour of K can give rise to a neutron star spin interval in which ISCO appears for two very different ranges of NS mass. This may strongly affect the distribution of neutron stars that have an ISCO (ISCO-N
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