2015/02/01 by Xiang-Dong Li
Physics and Astronomy · #Accretion (finance) #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Binary black hole #Binary number #Black hole (networking) #Gamma-ray burst progenitors #Intermediate-mass black hole #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Stellar black hole #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.newar.2015.02.001
18 pages, 1 figure, to appear in New Astronomy Reviews
openalex publication_date 2015/02/01 · arxiv created 2015/02/25 · arxiv updated 2015/06/24 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
The majority of known Galactic black holes reside in low-mass X-ray binaries. They are rare and fascinating objects, providing unique information on strong gravity, accretion disc physics, and stellar and binary evolution. There is no doubt that our understanding of the formation of black hole low-mass X-ray binaries has significantly advanced in the past decade. However, some key issues are still unresolved. In this paper we briefly summarize the observational clues and theoretical progress on the formation of black hole low-mass X-ray binaries.