We report here on two complementary population synthesis studies which relate
directly to the formation and evolution of neutron star binaries in globular
clusters. In the first, we compute the probability of retaining neutron stars
in globular clusters, and quantitatively confirm the idea that the retention
fraction for neutron stars born in binary systems is greatly enhanced over
those born in isolated stars. However, the retention fraction may well be
insufficient to explain the current population of neutron star binaries. In the
second study, we follow a large population of primordial binaries and neutron
stars throughout the lifetime of a globular cluster whose properties may be
similar to 47 Tuc. We directly compute all 3-body interactions among binary
systems, neutron stars, and isolated field stars throughout the history of the
cluster. The evolution of certain types of neutron star binaries is followed up
to the current epoch. The numbers of close, recycled, binary radio pulsars are
evaluated and compared with the results of radio observations.Comment: 14 pages; to appear in Evolution of Binary and Multiple Star Systems,
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