We have performed Monte Carlo simulations of the rotation of single stars and companions of compact objects(The compact objects are white dwarfs(WDs) and neutron stars(NSs)) in close binaries.We present a comparison b...We have performed Monte Carlo simulations of the rotation of single stars and companions of compact objects(The compact objects are white dwarfs(WDs) and neutron stars(NSs)) in close binaries.We present a comparison between the rotation of companions of compact objects and that of single stars.We find that the rotation of the companions of compact objects is on average faster than that of the single stars.According to the distribution of the orbital period and the rotation angular velocity,we find that the rotation of the companions of compact objects is mostly accelerated by stable mass transfer.Tidal forces of the compact object can also affect the rotation of companion.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11163005)the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang(Grant No. 2009211B01)the Foundation of Huoyingdong (Grant No.121107)
文摘We have performed Monte Carlo simulations of the rotation of single stars and companions of compact objects(The compact objects are white dwarfs(WDs) and neutron stars(NSs)) in close binaries.We present a comparison between the rotation of companions of compact objects and that of single stars.We find that the rotation of the companions of compact objects is on average faster than that of the single stars.According to the distribution of the orbital period and the rotation angular velocity,we find that the rotation of the companions of compact objects is mostly accelerated by stable mass transfer.Tidal forces of the compact object can also affect the rotation of companion.
