Wolf-Rayet Stars: Binaries, Colliding Winds, Evolution

ISBN-13: 9780792331834 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 600 str.

International Astronomical Union; Karel A. Van Der Hucht; Peredur M. Williams

Opis

In this symposium on Wolf-Rayet stars, binary aspects received ample attention, notably because of the recognition that many observations of spectral and photometric variability at all accessible wavelengths are related to colliding winds or other forms of wind interaction.

Spis treści

Preface. An Historical Introduction. Session I: Basic Parameters, Properties of Single Wolf--Rayet Stars. Poster Summaries. Session II: Model Atmospheres for Single Wolf--Rayet Stars. Session III: Anisotropic Mass Loss, Disk Formation. Session IV: Properties of Wolf--Rayet Binaries. Poster Summaries. Session V: Stellar Winds and Massive Binary Evolution. Poster Summaries. Session VI: Dust Formation near Wolf--Rayet Stars and Other Circumstellar Phenomena. Poster Summaries. Session VII: Hydrodynamics and High-Energy Physics of Colliding Winds. Poster Summaries. Session VIII: Hydrodynamics and High-Energy Physics of Winds Accreting on Neutrons Stars and Black Holes. Poster Summaries. Session IX: Summary. Author Index. Object Index.