Authors: THOMAS M. TAURIS AND EDWARD P.J. VAN DEN HEUVEL
“Physics of Binary Star Evolution” is an up-to-date textbook on the astrophysics and evolution of binary star systems.
Theoretical astrophysicists Thomas Tauris and Edward van den Heuvel cover a wide range of phenomena and processes, including mass transfer and ejection, common envelopes, novae and supernovae, X-ray binaries, millisecond radio pulsars, and gravitational wave sources, and their links to stellar evolution.
The authors walk through the observed properties and evolution of different types of binaries, with special emphasis on those containing compact objects (neutron stars, black holes, and white dwarfs).
