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The formation and evolution of binaries which contain two neutron stars or a neutron star with a black hole are discussed in detail. The evolution of the distributions in orbital period and eccentricity for neutron star binaries are studied…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Simon F. Portegies Zwart , Lev R. Yungelson

Be stars are rapidly rotating main-sequence (MS) stars that play a crucial role in understanding stellar evolution and binary interactions. In this letter, we propose a new formation scenario for black hole (BH) + Be star binaries…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-23 Zhenwei Li , Shi Jia , Dandan Wei , Hongwei Ge , Hailiang Chen , Yangyang Zhang , Xuefei Chen , Zhanwen Han

In this paper, we investigate the properties of binary neutron stars (BNSs) and their mergers by combining population synthesis models for binary stellar evolution (BSE) with cosmological galaxy formation and evolution models. We obtain…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-20 Qingbo Chu , Shenghua Yu , Youjun Lu

We study the evolution of populations of binary stars within massive cluster-forming regions. We simulate the formation of young massive star clusters within giant molecular clouds with masses ranging from 2 x 10$^{4}$ to 3.2 x 10$^{5}$…

The initial distribution of rotational velocities of stars is still poorly known, and how the stellar spin evolves from birth to the various end points of stellar evolution is an actively debated topic. Binary interactions are often invoked…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-23 N. Britavskiy , M. Renzo , Y. Nazé , G. Rauw , P. Vynatheya

The binary systems consisting of a Be star and a white dwarf (BeWDs) are very interesting.They can originate from the binaries composed of a Be star and a subdwarf O or B star (BesdOBs), and they can merge into red giants via luminous red…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-06 ChunHua Zhu , GuoLiang Lü , Xizhen Lu , Jie He

We present a model for the formation of high-mass close binary systems in the context of forming massive stars through gas accretion in the centres of stellar clusters. A low-mass wide binary evolves under mass accretion towards a high-mass…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ian A. Bonnell , Matthew R. Bate

The stability criteria of rapid mass transfer and common-envelope evolution are fundamental in binary star evolution. They determine the mass, mass ratio, and orbital distribution of many important systems, such as X-ray binaries, type Ia…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-27 Hongwei Ge , Zhanwen Han

The formation of massive stars in close binary systems is complicated due to their high radiation pressure, the crowded environment and the expected minimum separation for fragmentation being many times greater than the orbital separation.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ian A. Bonnell

The recent discovery of examples of intermediate-mass helium stars have offered new insights into interacting binaries. These observations will allow significant improvements in our understanding of helium stars. However, in the creation of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-03 Sean Richards , Jan Eldridge , Sohan Ghodla , Max Briel

Massive stars are often born in triples, where gravitational dynamics and stellar interactions play a crucial role in shaping their evolution. One such pathway includes the merger of the inner binary, transforming the system to a binary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-19 F. Kummer , G. Simion , S. Toonen , A. de Koter

As the number of observed merging binary black holes (BHs) grows, accurate models are required to disentangle multiple formation channels. In models with isolated binaries, important uncertainties remain regarding the stability of mass…

Massive stars play a major role in the evolution of their host galaxies, and serve as important probes of the distant Universe. It has been established that the majority of massive stars reside in close binaries and will interact with their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-06 Pablo Marchant , Julia Bodensteiner

We discuss the formation and evolution of binaries which contain neutron stars or black holes. It is shown that in a stellar system which for $10^{10}$ yr had star formation rate similar to the current one in the Galactic disc, the rate of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Lev Yungelson , Simon F. Portegies Zwart

Be X-ray binaries (BeXRBs) consist of rapidly rotating Be stars with neutron star companions accreting from the circumstellar emission disk. We compare the observed population of BeXRBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud with simulated…

Nearby companions alter the evolution of massive stars in binary systems. Using a sample of Galactic massive stars in nearby young clusters, we simultaneously measure all intrinsic binary characteristics relevant to quantify the frequency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-21 H. Sana , S. E. de Mink , A. de Koter , N. Langer , C. J. Evans , M. Gieles , E. Gosset , R. G. Izzard , J. -B. Le Bouquin , F. R. N. Schneider

We analyze the dynamical evolution of binary stars that interact with a static background of single stars in the environment of a massive black hole (MBH). All stars are considered to be single mass, Newtonian point particles. We follow the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-03 Clovis Hopman

Stellar mergers lead to diverse phenomena: rejuvenated blue stragglers, magnetised and peculiar stars, transients and nebulae. Using a grid of about 6000 detailed 1D binary evolution models (initial component masses of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-22 Jan Henneco , Fabian R. N. Schneider , Eva Laplace

In the present review we discuss the past and present status of the interacting OB-type binary frequency. We critically examine the popular idea that Be-stars and supergiant sgB[e] stars are binary evolutionary products. The effects of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-09 D. Vanbeveren , N. Mennekens

Most of massive stars form in binary or higher-order systems in clumpy, sub-structured clusters. In the very first phases of their life, these stars are expected to interact with the surrounding environment, before being released to the…