Massive Stars Near and Far (Iau S361)

IAU Symposium 361 brought together observational and theoretical astrophysicists to discuss all aspects of massive stars: their formation, evolution, demise as supernovae and GRBs, and gravitational waves from mergers of stellar-remnant neutron stars and black holes. The special focus was on massive stars in the early Universe, how they compare with massive stars in our Galaxy and with low-metallicity galaxies in the local Universe, anticipating new results from HST's ULLYSES and JWST. The volume includes contributions from the virtual preview meeting (May 2021) held online due to COVID-19 restrictions, and the in-person meeting (May 2022) held in Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan, Ireland. More than 200 participants from 32 countries contributed through highlight talks on exciting new results and wide-ranging contributed talks and posters covering the latest research from cool supergiants to hot Wolf-Rayet stars.

List of contents

I. Overview; II. Observations of massive stars near and far; III. Stellar atmospheres and winds; IV. Physical processes in massive stars; V. Stellar multiiplicity; VI. Stellar structure and evolution of single stars; VII. Cool supergiants; VIII. Unsteady mass loss; IX. WR stars and stellar feedback; X. Massive star formation near and far; XI. Stellar endpoints and gravitational waves; XII. Future instrumentation and facilities.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan (Dublin Institute for Advanced St Mackey
• Assisted by: Jonathan Mackey (Editor), Jonathan (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) Mackey (Editor), Nicole St-Louis (Editor), Nicole (Universite de Montreal) St-Louis (Editor), Jorick S Vink (Editor), Jorick S. (Armagh Observatory) Vink (Editor), Vink Jorick S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2024
• EAN: 9781108490658
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49065-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology