Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011pasj...63..835s&link_type=abstract
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol.63, No.4, pp.835--847
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Stars: Evolution, Stars: Mass-Loss, Stars: Rotation
Scientific paper
The model of anisotropic loss of the mass and angular momentum is constructed and the non-conservative evolution of the binary system is investigated in this paper. The joint effects of the centrifugal force and tidal force cause the configurations of two components to become triaxial ellipsoids. The high-order disturbing potential, which includes the rotational and tidal distortions, is applied to describe the local gravity in a close binary system. The geff(θ, φ)-effect dominates the mass-loss distribution in the massive O-type star. Both the geff(θ, φ)-effect and the κ-effect have an important influence on the equatorial ejection, and the Roche lobe overflow and the H-shell burning occur earlier in the rotational models. The rotation and tide can intensify the mass loss before mass overflow, and the rate of stellar wind goes down, resulting from a decrease of the luminosity in the subsequent stages. The high-order disturbing potential and other associated physical factors may significantly affect the Roche lobe and might be possible to drive the non-conservative mass transfer process when the stars approach the break-up rotation. Rotation and tide can allow the primary to shift towards the blue side of the HR diagram and modify the thermal relaxation time-scale in the slow phase of the mass transfer in Case A. The star attempts to attain thermal equilibrium and displays a slightly cyclical expansion and contraction. When stellar wind was taken into consideration in the model, the secondary star accreted less mass than the model without stellar wind.
Lu Yuan
Song Han-Feng
Wang Jing-Zhou
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