Astrophysical Models of Binary Compact Objects - IPAM at UCLA
Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM) via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Mass of neutron stars and black holes
Mass evolution
Core collapse
Expected mass
Summary
Mass gap
Lower mass gap
Isolated binary evolution
Common envelope
Mass transfer
Spin distributions
Spin orientation
Takehome message
Dynamics
Exchanges
Stellar mergers
Hierarchical mergers
Nuclear star clusters
Take home message
Future challenges
Conclusions
Taught by
Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)