Evolution of massive stars with rotation and mass loss
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Rotation appears as a dominant effect in massive star evolution. It largely affects all the model outputs: inner structure, tracks, lifetimes, isochrones, surface compositions, blue to red supergiant ratios, etc. At lower metallicities, the effects of rotational mixing are larger; also, more stars may reach critical velocity, even if the initial distribution of rotational velocities is the same.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0301259,
title = {Evolution of massive stars with rotation and mass loss},
author = {André Maeder and Georges Meynet},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0301259},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
10 pages, 13 figures, IAU Symp. 215 ``Stellar Rotation'', A. Maeder and P. Eenens eds., ASP Conf Ser. in press