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Various theories have been proposed to predict how mass loss depends on the stellar rotation rate, both in terms of its strength, as well as its latitudinal dependence, crucial for our understanding of angular momentum evolution. Here we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-30 Jorick S. Vink

Dust formation in the winds of hot stars is inextricably linked to the classic eruptive state of luminous blue variables (LBVs) because it requires very high mass loss rates, Mdot>10^(-2.5) Msun/year, for grains to grow and for the non-dust…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 C. S. Kochanek

It is already stated in the previous studies that the radius of the giant planets is affected by stellar irradiation. The confirmed relation between radius and incident flux depends on planetary mass intervals. In this study, we show that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 M. Yıldız , Z. Çelik Orhan , C. Kayhan , G. E. Turkoglu

The mass (M) of a star can be evaluated from its spectroscopically determined effective temperature (T _eff) and metallicity ([Fe/H]) along with the luminosity (L; derived from parallax), while comparing them with grids of theoretical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-22 Yoichi Takeda

Accurate determination of mass-loss rates from massive stars is important to understanding stellar and galactic evolution and enrichment of the interstellar medium. Large-scale structure and variability in stellar winds have significant…

Chemical reaction networks are central to all chemical models. Each rate coefficient has an associated uncertainty, which is generally not taken into account when calculating the chemistry. We performed the first uncertainty analysis of a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-11-18 M. Van de Sande , M. Gueguen , T. Danilovich , T. J. Millar

Red giant stars play a key role in advancing our understanding of stellar mass loss. However, its initial mass and the amount of mass lost during this phase remain uncertain. In this study, we investigate the asteroseismic signatures of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-06 Sibel Örtel , Mutlu Yıldız

Aims: We study the evolution of stellar rotation and wind properties for low-mass main-sequence stars. Our aim is to use rotational evolution models to constrain the mass loss rates in stellar winds and to predict how their properties…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-21 C. P. Johnstone , M. Güdel , I. Brott , T. Lüftinger

We observe an enhanced stellar wind mass-loss rate from low-mass stars exhibiting higher X-ray flux. This trend, however, does not align with the Sun, where no evident correlation between X-ray flux and mass-loss rate is present. To…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-19 Munehito Shoda , Steven R. Cranmer , Shin Toriumi

Context: Mass loss plays a dominant role in the evolution of low mass stars while they are on the Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB). The gas and dust ejected during this phase are a major source in the mass budget of the interstellar medium.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 L. Decin , S. Hony , A. de Koter , K. Justtanont , A. G. G. M. Tielens , L. B. F. M. Waters

High spatial resolution techniques have given valuable insights into the mass loss mechanism of AGB stars, which presumably involves a combination of atmospheric levitation by pulsation-induced shock waves and radiation pressure on dust.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-19 Susanne Höfner , Sara Bladh , Bernhard Aringer , Rajeev Ahuja

The properties and the evolution of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are strongly influenced by their mass loss through a stellar wind. This is believed to be caused by radiation pressure due to the absorption and scattering of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-03 Kjell Eriksson , Susanne Höfner , Bernhard Aringer

We outline a simple approach to understanding the physical origin of bias in the distribution of galaxies relative to that of dark matter. The first step is to specify how collapsed, virialized halos of dark matter trace the overall matter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Guinevere Kauffmann , Adi Nusser , Matthias Steinmetz

The amount of mass loss is of fundamental importance to the lives and deaths of very massive stars, the input of chemical elements and momentum into the interstellar and intergalactic media, as well as the emitted ionizing radiation. I…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jorick S. Vink

Calculating abundance stratifications in ApBp/HgMn star atmospheres, we are considering mass-loss in addition to atomic diffusion in our numerical code in order to achieve more realistic models. These numerical simulations with mass-loss…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-28 G. Alecian , M. J. Stift

We have evaluated the rate at which the asteroid belt is losing material, and how it splits between macroscopic bodies and meteoritic dust. The mass loss process is due to the injection of asteroid fragments into unstable dynamical regions,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-26 Julio A. Fernandez

We predict the mass fraction of oxygen lost from galaxies in a cosmological simulation as a function of stellar mass and environment at the present day. The distribution with stellar mass is bimodal, separating star-forming and quenched…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-15 Philip Taylor , Chiaki Kobayashi , Lisa J. Kewley

Mass ($M$) and luminosity ($L$) are fundamental parameters of stars but can only be measured indirectly. Typically, effective temperature ($T_{\rm eff}$), surface gravity (${\rm log}\ g$) and metallicity ([M/H]) are derived from stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-04 Qida Li , Jianping Xiong , Jiao Li , Yanjun Guo , Zhanwen Han , Xuefei Chen , Chao Liu

The gas-to-dust mass ratios found for interstellar dust within the Solar System, versus values determined astronomically for the cloud around the Solar System, suggest that large and small interstellar grains have separate histories, and…

Galaxy flybys, interactions where two independent halos inter-penetrate but detach at a later time and do not merge, occur frequently at lower redshifts. These interactions can significantly impact the evolution of individual galaxies -…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-17 A. Mitrašinović