Common Envelope Evolution

This book explains the physics of common envelope evolution and relates it to the approximations that are frequently used for modeling the onset, progression, and outcome of common envelope phases.

About the author

Natalia Ivanova is a Professor of theoretical and computational astrophysics within the Physics Department, University of Alberta. Her scientific interests include everything about the understanding of single, binary, multiple stars and clusters of them, stellar physics, and numerical codes that can create a star or many of them inside a computer. In 2010, she was appointed as Canada Research Chair in astronomy and astrophysics.

Product details

• Authors: Natalia Ivanova, Natalia (University of Alberta) Ivanova, Stephen Justham, Stephen (University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) Justham, Paul Ricker, Paul (University of Illinois) Ricker
• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9780750315616
• ISBN: 978-0-7503-1561-6
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 552 g
• Illustrations: With figures in colour and in black and white
• Series: Programme: Aas-Iop Astronomy; AAS-IOP Astronomy
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy