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A new technique for calculations of binary stellar evolution, with application to magnetic brakingThe development of appropriate computer programs has made it possible to conduct studies of stellar evolution which are more detailed and accurate than the investigations previously feasible. However, the use of such programs can also entail some serious drawbacks which are related to the time and expense required for the work. One approach for overcoming these drawbacks involves the employment of simplified stellar evolution codes which incorporate the essential physics of the problem of interest without attempting either great generality or maximal accuracy. Rappaport et al. (1982) have developed a simplified code to study the evolution of close binary stellar systems composed of a collapsed object and a low-mass secondary. The present investigation is concerned with a more general, but still simplified, technique for calculating the evolution of close binary systems with collapsed binaries and mass-losing secondaries.
Document ID
19840034716
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Rappaport, S.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Joss, P. C.
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Verbunt, F.
(Cambridge University Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 275
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
84A17503
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-78-21993
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-24441
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7643
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-22-009-638
CONTRACT_GRANT: ZWO-B78-183
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