The Possible White Dwarf{neutron Star Connection
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چکیده
The current status of the problem of whether neutron stars can form, in close binary systems, by accretion{induced collapse (AIC) of white dwarfs is examined. We nd that, in principle, both initially cold C+O white dwarfs in the high{mass tail of their mass distribution in binaries and O+Ne+Mg white dwarfs can produce neutron stars. Which fractions of neutron stars in diierent types of binaries (or descendants from binaries) might originate from this process remains uncertain.
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