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We study the dynamical evolution of globular clusters containing primordial binaries, including full single and binary stellar evolution using our Monte Carlo cluster evolution code updated with an adaptation of the single and binary…

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This paper describes the first steps of development of a new multidimensional time implicit code devoted to the study of hydrodynamical processes in stellar interiors. The code solves the hydrodynamical equations in spherical geometry and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 M. Viallet , I. Baraffe , R. Walder

We construct a new formulation that allows efficient exploration of steady-state accretion processes onto compact objects. Accretion onto compact objects is a common scenario in astronomy. These systems serve as laboratories to probe the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-06 Kaho Tse , Alexander Heger , Ryosuke Hirai , Duncan K. Galloway

Spectral evolution models are a widely used tool for determining the stellar content of galaxies. I provide a review of the latest developments in stellar atmosphere and evolution models, with an emphasis on massive stars. In contrast to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Claus Leitherer

In Schaerer et al. (1995, Paper I) we have presented the first "combined stellar structure and atmosphere models" (CoStar) for massive stars, which consistently treat the entire mass loosing star from the center out to the outer region of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Schaerer , A. de Koter , W. Schmutz , A. Maeder

We analyze stellar convection with the aid of 3D hydrodynamic simulations, introducing the turbulent cascade into our theoretical analysis. We devise closures of the Reynolds-decomposed mean field equations by simple physical modeling of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 David Arnett , Casey Meakin , P. A. Young

Broadening and asymmetry of spectral lines in slowly rotating late A-type stars provide evidence for high-amplitude convective motions. The properties of turbulence observed in the A-star atmospheres are not understood theoretically and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 O. Kochukhov , B. Freytag , N. Piskunov , M. Steffen

The observational signatures of the first cosmic explosions and their chemical imprint on second-generation stars both crucially depend on how heavy elements mix within the star at the earliest stages of the blast. We present numerical…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 C. C. Joggerst , Daniel Whalen

The physical parameters of the retired A star HD 185351 were analysed in great detail by Johnson et al. (2014) using interferometry, spectroscopy and asteroseismology. Results from all independent methods are consistent with HD 185351…

I discuss the chemical and spectrophotometric evolution of galaxies over cosmological timescales and present a first attempt to treat both aspects in a chemically consistent way. In our evolutionary synthesis approach, we account for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 U. Fritze-v. Alvensleben

We study the dynamical evolution of globular clusters using our H\'enon-type Monte Carlo code for stellar dynamics including all relevant physics such as two-body relaxation, single and binary stellar evolution, Galactic tidal stripping,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 Sourav Chatterjee , Stefan Umbreit , John M. Fregeau , Frederic A. Rasio

We introduce TIGRESS, a novel framework for multi-physics numerical simulations of the star-forming interstellar medium (ISM) implemented in the Athena MHD code. The algorithms of TIGRESS are designed to spatially and temporally resolve key…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-20 Chang-Goo Kim , Eve C. Ostriker

Masking the horizontal branch and giant stars allows unambiguous measurements of mean age and metallicity in simple old stellar populations from metal and hydrogen line strengths. Billion year resolution is possible in the luminous halos of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Jeremy Mould

In spite of the great effort made in the last decades to improve our understanding of stellar evolution, significant uncertainties remain due to our poor knowledge of some complex physical processes that require an empirical calibration,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Alessandro Bressan , Leo Girardi , Paola Marigo , Philip Rosenfield , Jing Tang

We present stellar evolution models for 0.5 - 1.2 \Msol at scaled metallicities of 0.1 - 1.5 Z\sol and O/Fe values of 0.44 - 2.28 O/Fe\sol. The time dependent evolution of habitable zone boundaries are calculated for each stellar evolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-20 Amanda Truitt , Patrick A. Young , Alexander Spacek , Luke Probst , Jeremy Dietrich

Despite major progress in our understanding of massive stars, concerning discrepancies still remain between observations and theory. Most notable are the numerous stars observed beyond the theoretical main sequence, an evolutionary phase…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-29 Earl Patrick Bellinger , Selma E. de Mink , Walter E. van Rossem , Stephen Justham

Evolved stars are among the largest and brightest stars and they are ideal targets for the new generation of sensitive, high resolution instrumentation that provides spectrophotometric, interferometric, astrometric, and imaging observables.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-16 A. Chiavassa , B. Freytag

Both numerical hydrodynamic and semi-analytic cosmological models of galaxy formation struggle to match observed star formation histories of galaxies in low mass halos (M$_{\rm{H}} \lesssim 10^{11} M_\odot$), predicting more star formation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 Catherine E. White , Rachel S. Somerville , Henry C. Ferguson

Evolved cool stars of various masses are major cosmic engines, delivering substantial mechanical and radiative feedback to the interstellar medium through strong stellar winds and supernova ejecta. These stars play a pivotal role in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-02 Andrea Chiavassa , Kateryna Kravchenko , Jared A. Goldberg

In this last decade, our knowledge of evolutionary and structural properties of stars of different mass and chemical composition is significantly improved. This result has been achieved as a consequence of our improved capability in…

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