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Two different ways for the formation of neutron stars have been suggested in the literature: gravitational collapse of the cores of massive stars, and accretion-induced collapse of heavy white dwarfs. This article discusses constraints on both scenarios based on observations of supernovae, supernova remnants, binary radio pulsars and radio pulsars in globular clusters.
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Bhattacharya, D. (1991). The Formation of Neutron Stars in The Galaxy. In: Ventura, J., Pines, D. (eds) Neutron Stars: Theory and Observation. NATO ASI Series, vol 344. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3536-8_8
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