The slow merger of massive stars

We study the complete merger of two massive stars inside a common envelope and the subsequent evolution of the merger products a rapidly rotating massive supergiant. Three qualitatively different types of mergers have been identified and investigated in detail, and the post-merger evolution has been...

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Main Authors: Ivanova, N, Podsiadlowski, P
Format: Conference item
Published: 2003
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