Influence of the differential rotation on stability properties of neutron stars

Anna Studzińska, Dorota Gondek-Rosińska, Marcus Ansorg and Loic Villain

Newly born, hot neutron stars (NSs) or a remnant of a binary NS coalescence rotate differentially. Differential rotation can temporarily stabilize a massive star against prompt collapse to a black hole (BH). This may have important consequences for gravitational waves observations and explanations of gamma ray bursts.

Proceedings of the Polish Astronomical Society, vol. 1, 128-131 (2014)

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