Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe

This book presents the status of research on very massive stars in the Universe. While it has been claimed that stars with over 100 solar masses existed in the very early Universe, recent studies have also discussed the existence and deaths of stars up to 300 solar masses in the local Universe. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Vink, Jorick S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 412
Temas:
Astrophysics.
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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