Overview
- Presents the latest status of research on very massive stars and explains why stars may reach up to ~300 solar masses
- Contains the necessary background material to serve as an entry point into this exciting field of astrophysics
- Provides contributions from the top researchers in the field
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 412)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- 100 Solar Mass Stars
- Evolution of Very Massive Stars
- Explosion of Very Massive Stars
- Mass Loss of Very Massive Stars
- Measuring Massive Stars
- Nucleo Synthesis in Very Massive Stars
- Radiation Pressure in Stellar Winds
- Star Formation in the Early Universe
- Stars in the Early Universe
- Stellar Wind Theory
- Winds of Very Massive Stars
About this book
This book presents the status of research on very massive stars in the Universe. While it has been claimed that stars with over 100 solar masses existed in the very early Universe, recent studies have also discussed the existence and deaths of stars up to 300 solar masses in the local Universe. This represents a paradigm shift for the stellar upper-mass limit, which may have major implications far beyond the field of stellar physics.
The book comprises 7 chapters, which describe this discipline and provide sufficient background and introductory content for graduate (PhD) students and researchers from different branches of astronomy to be able to enter this exciting new field of very massive stars.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Vink organized the Joint Discussion "Very massive stars in the local universe", which took place at the IAU General Assembly 2012 in Beijing, and where international top specialist in the field presented and discussed their research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe
Editors: Jorick S. Vink
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09596-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09595-0Published: 07 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34514-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09596-7Published: 25 October 2014
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 268
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques