On the Magnetic Braking Law in Black Hole Low-mass X-Ray Binaries

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 971; no. 1; pp. 54 - 64
• Main Authors: Deng, Zhu-Ling, Li, Xiang-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.08.2024; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Binary stars; Black holes; Braking; Cataclysmic variables; Companion stars; Evolution; Galactic evolution; Low-mass x-ray binary stars; Neutron stars; Orbits; Stellar mass black holes; X ray binaries; X ray stars; X-ray astronomy; X-rays

Magnetic braking (MB) plays an important role in the evolution of close low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). It is also essential to the formation of ultracompact X-ray binaries (UCXBs). There have been lively investigations on the MB mechanism(s) in both single stars and close binaries including catacl...