Physics of Binary Star Evolution : : From Stars to X-ray Binaries and Gravitational Wave Sources / / Thomas M. Tauris, Edward P.J. van den Heuvel.
A graduate-level textbook on the astrophysics of binary star systems and their evolutionPhysics of Binary Star Evolution is an up-to-date textbook on the astrophysics and evolution of binary star systems. Theoretical astrophysicists Thomas Tauris and Edward van den Heuvel cover a wide range of pheno...
Saved in:
| VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023] 2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Series in Astrophysics ;
68 |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (864 p.) :; 350 color illus. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: The Role of Binary Star Evolution in Astrophysics
- 2. Historical Notes on Binary Star Discoveries
- 3. Orbits and Masses of Spectroscopic Binaries
- 4. Mass Transfer and Mass Loss in Binary Systems
- 5. Observed Binaries with Non-degenerate or White Dwarf Components
- 6. Observed Binaries with Accreting Neutron Stars and Black Holes: X-ray Binaries
- 7. Observed Properties of X-ray Binaries in More Detail
- 8. Evolution of Single Stars
- 9. Stellar Evolution in Binaries
- 10. Formation and Evolution of High-mass X-ray Binaries
- 11. Formation and Evolution of Low-mass X-ray Binaries
- 12. Dynamical Formation of Compact Star Binaries in Dense Star Clusters
- 13. Supernovae in Binaries
- 14. Binary and Millisecond Pulsars
- 15. Gravitational Waves from Binary Compact Objects
- 16. Binary Population Synthesis and Statistics
- Acknowledgments
- Answers to Exercises
- List of Acronyms
- References
- Index