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astro-ph2007
The Turbulent Story of X-ray Bursts: Effects of Shear Mixing on Accreting Neutron Stars
Anthony L. Piro, Lars Bildsten
During accretion, a neutron star (NS) is spun up as angular momentum is transported through its liquid surface layers. We study the resulting differentially rotating profile, focus…
astro-ph2004
The Spreading Layer and Dwarf Nova Oscillations
Anthony L. Piro, Lars Bildsten
We describe recent theoretical work on the final stage of accretion when material passes from an accretion disk onto a white dwarf surface. Our calculations focus on understanding…