Dissipation for Euler's Disk and a Desktop Demonstration of Coalescing Neutron Stars
| dc.creator | Bildsten, Lars | |
| dc.date | 2001-02-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:25:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:25:41Z | |
| dc.description | I show that the recent calculation of Moffatt's regarding the viscous dissipation of a spinning coin overlooked the importance of the finite width of the viscous boundary layer. My new estimates are more in accord with that observed. I also point out that the frequency ``chirp'' of the specially designed toy ``Euler's Disk'' is similar to that expected during the last few minutes of the life of a coalescing binary of two neutron stars. As such, this toy is an excellent desktop demonstration for the expected phenomena. | |
| dc.description | Submitted to American Journal of Physics | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0102046 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0102046 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33803 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Dissipation for Euler's Disk and a Desktop Demonstration of Coalescing Neutron Stars | |
| dc.type | text |