| Evolutionary Processes in Binary and Multiple Stars Contributor(s): Eggleton, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107403421 ISBN-13: 9781107403420 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $82.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.841 |
| Series: Cambridge Astrophysics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.17 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |