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Author:
Tauris, Thomas M., author.
Title:
Physics of binary star evolution : from stars to X-ray binaries and gravitational wave sources / Thomas M. Tauris, Edward P.J. van den Heuvel.
Publisher:
Princeton University Press,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
ix, 864 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Double stars--Evolution.
Other Authors:
Heuvel, Edward Peter Jacobus van den, 1940- author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
A graduate-level textbook on the astrophysics of binary star systems and their evolution. Theoretical astrophysicists Thomas Tauris and Edward van den Heuvel cover a wide range of phenomena and processes, including mass transfer and ejection, common envelopes, novae and supernovae, X-ray binaries, millisecond radio pulsars, and gravitational wave (GW) sources, and their links to stellar evolution. Supported by illustrations, equations, and exercises, 'Physics of Binary Star Evolution' combines theory and observations to guide readers through the wonders of a field that will play a central role in modern astrophysics for decades to come.
Series:
Princeton series in astrophysics ; 42
ISBN:
0691179077
9780691179070
0691179085
9780691179087
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1391418889
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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