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EM counterparts from NS-NS, BH-BH and WD-WD mergers

19 Jan 2022, 11:00

30m

FD5 (Nordita, Stockholm)

EM counterparts of compact object mergers (cont) and Binary Black Hole Astrophysics

Speaker

Maxim Lyutikov

Description

We discuss electromagnetic signals expected from mergers of various compact stars, stressing the ''Faraday wheel'' mechanism of converting mechanical energy into electromagnetic.