An Overview of Compact Star Populations and Some of Its Open Problems

The study of compact object populations has come a long way since the determination of the mass of the Hulse–Taylor pulsar, and we now count on more than 150 known Galactic neutron stars and black hole masses, as well as another 180 objects from binary mergers detected from gravitational-waves by th...

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Main Authors: Lucas M. de Sá, Antônio Bernardo, Riis R. A. Bachega, Livia S. Rocha, Pedro H. R. S. Moraes, Jorge E. Horvath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Galaxies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/11/1/19