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Binary Stellar Evolution

Binary Stellar Evolution is a theoretical framework in astrophysics that models the coeval development and mutual interactions of two gravitationally bound stars, distinguishing itself from single-star evolution by incorporating mass transfer, tidal forces, and orbital dynamics as fundamental drivers of stellar lifecycle changes.

856

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71.7K

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2.9K

Authors

745

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2017–2026

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856

Binary Interaction Dominates the Evolution of Massive Stars

H. Sana, S. E. de Mink, A. de Koter et al. · Science · 2012 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Binary Evolution in Stellar Dynamics

Douglas C. Heggie · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1975 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Evolutionary Processes in Close Binary Systems

B. Paczyński · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1971 · 1.1K citations

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Mass Loss: Its Effect on the Evolution and Fate of High-Mass Stars

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2014 · 1K citations · Full text

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Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis Version 2.1: Construction, Observational Verification, and New Results

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia · 2017 · 932 citations · Full text

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  1. ZH
    Zhanwen Han

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    25 publications · 3.2K citations

    20

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  2. NL
    N. Langer

    University of Bonn, Germany

    25 publications · 4.9K citations

    20

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  3. RG
    R. G. Izzard

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 3.7K citations

    18

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  4. TM
    Thomas M. Tauris

    Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Germany

    17 publications · 2K citations

    16

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  5. KB
    Krzysztof Belczyński

    Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Poland

    17 publications · 2.5K citations

    16

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Institutions

745

  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    37 h-index

    156 publications

    16.8K citations

  2. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    35 h-index

    78 publications

    7.3K citations

  3. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    33 h-index

    109 publications

    17.5K citations

  4. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    32 h-index

    92 publications

    9.1K citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    32 h-index

    109 publications

    6.5K citations

  6. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    30 h-index

    87 publications

    8.4K citations

  7. Institute of Astronomy

    Moscow, Russia

    29 h-index

    75 publications

    7.5K citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    48 publications

    7.5K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 237 publications · 21.7K citations

    78

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    221 publications · 18.3K citations

    73

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    112 publications · 7.1K citations

    47

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    35 publications · 2.5K citations

    26

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