Evolutionary Processes in Binary and Multiple Stars: 40 (Cambridge Astrophysics, Series Number 40)

Eggleton, Peter

ISBN 10: 0521855578 / ISBN 13: 9780521855570

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

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This 2006 volume discusses the statistics of binary stars; the evolution of single stars; and interaction between multiple stars. Series: Cambridge Astrophysics. Num Pages: 332 pages, 52 b/w illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 828. . 2006. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evolutionary Processes in Binary and Multiple Stars: 40 (Cambridge Astrophysics, Series Number 40)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521855578
• ISBN 13: 9780521855570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Binary systems of stars are as common as single stars. Stars evolve primarily by nuclear reactions in their interiors, but a star with a binary companion can also have its evolution influenced by the companion. Multiple star systems can exist in a stable state for millions of years, but can ultimately become unstable as one star grows in radius until it engulfs another. This volume discusses the statistics of binary stars; the evolution of single stars; and several of the most important kinds of interaction between two (and even three or more) stars. A series of mathematical appendices provides a concise but complete account of the mathematics of these processes.

Book Description

This volume discusses the statistics of binary stars; the evolution of single stars; and several of the most important kinds of interaction between two (and even three or more) stars. Some of the interactions discussed are Roche-lobe overflow, tidal friction, gravitational radiation, magnetic activity driven by rapid rotation, stellar winds, magnetic braking, and the influence of a distant third body on a close binary orbit. A series of mathematical appendices gives a concise but full account of the mathematics of these processes.