The evolution of compact binary star systems

Living Reviews in Relativity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Postnov, Konstantin A ^a   Yungelson, Lev R ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 33845738800     PISSN: 14338351     EISSN: 14338351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12942/lrr-2006-6     Document Type: Review

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