Gravitational radiation from strongly magnetized white dwarfs

被引:22
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作者
Heyl, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
关键词
gravitation; binaries : close; stars : magnetic fields; novae; cataclysmic variables; white dwarfs;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03533.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The magnetic fields of white dwarfs distort their shape generating an anisotropic moment of inertia. A magnetized white dwarf that rotates obliquely relative to the symmetry axis has a mass quadrupole moment that varies in time, so it will emit gravitational radiation. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission may be able to detect the gravitational waves from two nearby, rapidly rotating white dwarfs.
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页码:310 / 314
页数:5
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