The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …

In a single process, the merger of binary neutron star systems combines extreme gravity, the
copious emission of gravitational waves, complex microphysics and electromagnetic …

Mergers of binary neutron stars and black hole–neutron star binaries are among the most
promising sources for ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) detectors and are also high …

Gravitational-wave (GW) and electromagnetic (EM) signals from the merger of a neutron star
(NS) and a black hole (BH) are a highly anticipated discovery. We present a simple formula …

We investigate systematically the dynamical mass ejection, r-process nucleosynthesis, and
properties of electromagnetic counterparts of neutron-star (NS) mergers in dependence on …

Seconds-long numerical-relativity simulations for black hole–neutron star mergers are
performed for the first time to obtain a self-consistent picture of the merger and post-merger …

Mergers of binaries consisting of two neutron stars, or a black hole and a neutron star, offer a
unique opportunity to study a range of physical and astrophysical processes using two …

The promise by the LIGO/Virgo/Kagra (LVK) collaboration to detect black-hole–neutron-star
(BH–NS) mergers via gravitational wave (GW) emission has recently been fulfilled with the …

Gravitational wave astronomy has set in motion a scientific revolution. To further enhance
the science reach of this emergent field of research, there is a pressing need to increase the …

We review the formation and evolution of compact binary stars consisting of white dwarfs
(WDs), neutron stars (NSs), and black holes (BHs). Mergings of compact-star binaries are …