The slow merger of massive stars: Merger types and post-merger evolution

We study the slow merger of two massive stars inside a common envelope: The initial close binary system consists of a massive red supergiant and a main-sequence companion of a few solar, masses. The merger product is a massive supergiant with an interior structure (core mass and composition profile)...

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Main Authors: Ivanova, N, Podsiadlowski, P
Format: Conference item
Published: 2002