Sources of Gravitational Radiation  

In General > s.a. gravitational radiation [quadrupole formula]; numerical general relativity.
* Strongest sources: 2005, The strongest predicted one is the tight white dwarf binary RX J0806.3+1527 in Cancer, with P = 5.36 min (the shortest known for a binary) and a = 80,000 km (S&T).
@ Reviews: Damour gq/96-in; Blanchet gq/96-in; Marck & Lasota ed-97; Flanagan gq/98-GR15; Ferrari AdP(00)gq/99; Finn gq/99-in; Cutler & Thorne gq/02-in; Goldberger hp/07-ln [uses of effective field theory].

Compact Binaries > s.a. black-hole phenomenology; neutron stars; orbits in gravitaton; phenomenology; scalar-tensor theories.
* Result: In most calculations and simulations, the eccentricity quickly goes down to 0.1, despite some contrary claim (& F Ryan); The emission rate depends on the matter equation of state, and is governed by the "chirp mass"

Mchirp:= mred3/5 Mtot2/5 = (m1m2)3/5/(m1+m2)1/5 .

* Rate: Estimated 100/(200 Mpc)3.
@ Overviews: Poisson gq/95-in; Thorne gq/95; Belczynski et al ApJ(02)ap/01; Blanchet LRR(02)gq, update LRR(06).
@ Close limit: Price & Pullin PRL(94); Khanna et al PRL(99)gq; Gleiser et al PRP(00)gq/98; Baker et al CQG(00)gq [combine methods]; Husa et al PRD(02)gq/01 [retarded wave].
@ Estimates: Will & Wiseman PRD(96); Moreschi & Dain PRD(96) [head-on]; Kalogera ap/99-in; Schneider et al MNRAS(01)ap/00; Gualtieri et al PRD(01)gq [particle around neutron star]; Bulik et al MNRAS(04)ap/03; Centrella ap/03-in [rev]; Loustó CQG(05)ap-in [extreme mass ratio]; Regimbau et al CQG(05)gq [ns-ns coalescence]; issue CQG(05)#15 [perturbative]; Yunes & Sopuerta a0909/CQG [extreme mass ratio, Chern-Simons-modified gravity].
@ Templates: Ajith et al PRD(05) [PN test mass in Schwarzschild]; Babak et al CQG(06); Porter PRD(07)-a0706 [comparable-mass black hole + black hole]; Buonanno et al PRD(07)-a0706 [non-spinning binary black holes].
@ Search / detection: Dhurandhar & Vecchio gq/99-in [computational cost]; Meliani et al A&A-ap/00, Finn & Thorne PRD(00)gq [LISA]; Hughes PRD(02) [algorithm]; Brown et al CQG(04)-a0705 [LIGO S1 and S2]; Mitra et al PRD(05) [efficiency].
@ Special systems: Creighton gq/97-in [quasinormal ringing]; Ioka et al PRD(99)ap/98 [low f]; Allen et al PRD(99)gq [ns/ns, limit]; Hughes gq/99-in, Lang & Hughes ApJ(08)-a0710 [massive black holes]; Apostolatos et al a0906 [distinguishing Kerr from non-Kerr background].
@ Chaotic systems: Cornish & Levin gq/02 [spinning]; Kiuchi & Maeda PRD(04)gq [spinning particle, Kerr], et al PRD(07)-a0704 [mass + disk].
@ Effects: Price et al PRL(93) [nearby massive body]; Narayan ap/99/ApJ [effect of accretion flow]; Kalogera ApJ(00)ap/99 [spin-orbit misalignment]; Levin et al PRD(00)gq/99 [instabilities]; Loustó CQG(01)gq/00-in [back-reaction]; Saijo & Nakamura PRL(00)ap, PRD(01)gq/00 [radius from spectrum]; Ferrari ap/02-in [information carried].

Single Compact Objects > s.a. Gravastars.
* Core collapse supernovae: The strain is h 1/2 M/D, with = energy conversion efficiency, M = mass, D = distance.
@ Reviews: Schutz gq/98; Jones CQG(02)gq/01 [rotating, strained neutron stars]; Vallisneri gq/02-in; Kokkotas & Stergioulas gq/05-in.
@ Core collapse supernovae: Dimmelmeier et al a0705-in; Ott CQG(09) [gravitational-wave signature].
@ Neutron stars / pulsars: Cutler & Jones PRD(01)gq/00 [backreaction on wobble]; Cutler PRD(02) [large toroidal B's]; Dreyer et al CQG(04)gq/03 [black holes vs neutron stars]; Clark et al PRD(07)gq [ring-downs and glitches]; Benhar et al GRG(07) [quark matter imprint]; Al Fakir & Unruh a0805; news sr(08)jun [Crab pulsar, bound].
@ Instabilities: Owen et al PRD(98)gq; Owen & Lindblom CQG(02)gq/01; Andersson CQG(03); > s.a. astrophysics.
@ Black hole + particle: Nakamura et al PTPS(87) [radiation from a black hole]; Mino et al PRD(96) [spinning]; Loustó MPLA(97)gq [model for galactic center]; Cardoso & Lemos PLB(02)gq [Schwarzschild], PRD(03)gq/02 [Kerr]; Martel PRD(04) [particle around Schwarzschild]; Fujita et al PTP(09)-a0904 [particle around Kerr]; Apostolatos et al PRL(09) [Kerr vs non-Kerr spacetime].

Other Sources > s.a. higher-dimensional gravity; string phenomenology.
* Types: Oscillating stars; X-ray binaries; Soliton stars (there is a whole zoo of them, some can be very massive and emit very high-frequency gravitational waves, simulating black holes – & T D Lee).
@ Cosmic strings: Hawking PLB(90); Allen & Casper PRD(94)gq, et al PRD(94)gq, PRD(95)gq/94; Casper & Allen PRD(95)gq; Damour & Vilenkin PRL(00)gq, PRD(01)gq [bursts from cusps and kinks]; Allen & Ottewill PRD(01) [waveforms]; Siemens & Olum NPB(01); Canfora & Vilasi PLB(04)gq/03 [and GRBs]; Siemens et al PRD(06)gq; Hogan PRD(06)ap; Polchinski a0707-in; Brandenberger et al JCAP(09)-a0810 [junctions]; Key & Cornish PRD(09)-a0812 [cusps]; Depies a0908-PhD.
@ Naked singularities: Iguchi et al PTP(99)gq, PTP(00)gq/99; Nakao & Morisawa PRD(05)gq [cylindrical].
@ Stellar systems: Cutler & Lindblom PRD(96) [the Sun]; Montanari et al IJMPA(99)gq [triple system]; Andersson et al MNRAS(02)ap/01 [strange stars].
@ GRBs: Piran ap/01-ln; van Putten PRP(01), NCC(05)ap-in; > s.a. detection, interferometers.
@ Other astrophysical: Quilis et al A&A-ap/99 [galaxy clusters]; Ferrari et al IJMPD(00)ap [planets]; Blanchet PTPS(99)gq/01-in [PN expansion]; Kokkotas CQG(04)gq/03 [high-f].
@ Phase transitions: Caprini et al PRD(08)-a0711 [bubble collisions]; Jones-Smith et al PRL(08)-a0712 [global]; Kahniashvili et al PRD(08)-a0806 [detectability], a0905 [from magnetic fields].
@ Other early universe: Mielczarek JCAP(08)-a0807 [big bounce in lqc]; > s.a. gravitational-wave background [inflation].
@ Related topics: New LRR(03)gq/02, revised Fryer & New LRR(03) [collapse]; Biotti et al PRL(05) [rotating stars]; Bramson PRS(06) [electromagnetic waves]; Caprini et al PRD(06)ap [source wavenumber spectrum]; Mitra PRD(06) [collapse, and Newtonian]; Maluf et al IJMPD(07)gq/06 [linearly accelerated]; Berchtold & Scharf GRG(07) [gravitational bremsstrahlung]; Linder JCAP(08)-a0711 [standard sirens and expansion history].

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