Eccentric Inspiral · Orbit Shape as Fossil
unseel.com · Peters equations · e ∝ a^(19/12) · dynamical origin
Eccentricity e = 0.90
Orbit freq ≈ 0.01 Hz
Phase
Compact objects
GW burst at periastron
Circularized orbit
Original ellipse
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