Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe
Author:   Jorick S. Vink
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Volume:   412
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9783319345147


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jorick S. Vink
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Volume:   412
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.277kg
ISBN:  

9783319345147


ISBN 10:   3319345141
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Very Massive Stars Properties.- The formation of VMS. - Mass-loss mechanisms.- VMS structure and evolution.- Binary evolution.- The pre-explosion evolution and fate of VMS.

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Jorick Vink is a Senior Research Astronomer at Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland. His primary research interests include mass loss from massive stars as a function of metallicity, line polarimetry to probe circumstellar geometries in massive evolved as well as young stars (as to study star formation), and in Horizontal Branch morphologies. Dr. Vink organized the Joint Discussion ""Very massive stars in the local universe"", which took place at the IAU General Assembly 2012 in Beijing, and where international top specialist in the field presented and discussed their research.

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