Features
ISBN Number: 9780521855570
Editor: King, Andrew
Editor: Lin, Douglas
Editor: King, Andrew
Editor: Lin, Douglas
Written by: Eggleton, Peter
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Evolution
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy, Universe
Subject: Double stars
Subject: Double stars, Evolution.
Edition Description: Hardcover
Series: Cambridge Astrophysics
Series Volume: 40
Date of Publication: July 2006
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 322
Book Size: 9.76x7.04x.81 in. 1.82 lbs.
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. Synopsis:
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.
Synopsis:
An invaluable introduction to the field of binary and multiple stars.
