Mass loss in 2D rotating stellar models

Radiatively driven mass loss is an important factor in the evolution of massive stars. The mass loss rates depend on a number of stellar parameters, including the effective temperature and luminosity. Massive stars are also often rapidly rotating, which affects their structure and evolution. In suff...

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Published inProceedings of the International Astronomical Union Vol. 6; no. S272; pp. 93 - 94
Main Authors Lovekin, Catherine, Deupree, Robert G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2010
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Astronomy
Astrophysics
Contributed Papers
Mathematical models
Star & galaxy formation
Stars & galaxies
stars: evolution
stars: mass loss
stars: rotation
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Summary:Radiatively driven mass loss is an important factor in the evolution of massive stars. The mass loss rates depend on a number of stellar parameters, including the effective temperature and luminosity. Massive stars are also often rapidly rotating, which affects their structure and evolution. In sufficiently rapidly rotating stars, both the effective temperature and surface flux vary significantly as a function of latitude, and hence mass loss rates can vary appreciably between the poles and the equator. In this work, we discuss the addition of mass loss to a 2D stellar evolution code (ROTORC) and compare evolution sequences with and without mass loss.
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ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921311010064