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Binary Compact Objects

Binary Compact Objects is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that refers to a gravitationally bound system consisting of two compact stellar remnants—such as black holes, neutron stars, or white dwarfs—orbiting each other and potentially emitting detectable gravitational waves as they inspiral and merge.

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927

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2017–2026

481

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Binary Compact Object Systems

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GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First Half of the Third Observing Run

Physical Review X · 2021 · 2K citations · Full text

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Tests of General Relativity with GW150914

B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2016 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Testing general relativity with present and future astrophysical observations

Emanuele Berti, Enrico Barausse, Vítor Cardoso et al. · Classical and Quantum Gravity · 2015 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Effective one-body approach to general relativistic two-body dynamics

Alessandra Buonanno, Thibault Damour · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1999 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott et al. · Physical Review X · 2019 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RO
    R. O’Shaughnessy

    Rochester Institute of Technology, United States

    33 publications · 11.8K citations

    28

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  2. NC
    N. Christensen

    Carleton College, United States

    30 publications · 9K citations

    26

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  3. LB
    Luc Blanchet

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    28 publications · 3.3K citations

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  4. BS
    B. S. Sathyaprakash

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    26 publications · 9.6K citations

    23

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  5. DB
    D. Brown

    University of Michigan, United States

    28 publications · 13.6K citations

    23

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Institutions

927

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    57 h-index

    718 publications

    293.9K citations

  2. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    55 h-index

    1.2K publications

    823.2K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics

    Potsdam, Germany

    54 h-index

    1.2K publications

    911.1K citations

  4. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    45 h-index

    277 publications

    107K citations

  5. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    102 publications

    10.5K citations

  6. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    36 h-index

    184 publications

    99.8K citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    36 h-index

    116 publications

    56.8K citations

  8. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    334 publications

    244.7K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 174 publications · 17.4K citations

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  2. 51

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  3. Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

    PRD · 134 publications · 7.7K citations

    50

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  4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    119 publications · 8.3K citations

    47

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  5. Classical and Quantum Gravity

    56 publications · 7.3K citations

    35

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