EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES IN BINARY AND MULTIPLE STARS

By N. MANIO

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND DETERMINATION OF BINARY PARAMETERS STELLAR MULTIPLICITY NOMENCLATURE STATISTICS OF BINARY PARAMETERS A MONTE CARLO MODEL CONCLUSION EVOLUTION OF SINGLE STARS MAIN SEQUENCE EVOLUTION BEYOND THE MAIN SEQUENCE STELLAR WINDS AND MASS LOSS HELIUM STARS UNSOLVED PROBLEMS BINARY INTERACTION: CONSERVATIVE PROCESSES THE ROCHE POTENTIAL MODI?CATIONS TO STRUCTURE AND ORBIT CONSERVATIVE ROCHE-LOBE OVER?OW EVOLUTION IN CONTACT EVOLUTIONARY ROUTES SLOW NON-CONSERVATIVE PROCESSES GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION: MODE GR TIDAL FRICTION: MODE TF WIND PROCESSES: MODES NW, MB, EW, PA, BP MAGNETIC BRAKING AND TIDAL FRICTION: MODE MB STELLAR DYNAMOS BINARY-ENHANCED STELLAR WINDS: MODES EW, MB EFFECTS OF A THIRD BODY: MODE TB OLD UNCLE TOM COBLEY AND ALL VI CONTENTS RAPID NON-CONSERVATIVE PROCESSES TIDAL FRICTION AND THE DARWIN INSTABILITY: MODE DI COMMON ENVELOPES AND EJECTION: MODES CE, EJ SUPERNOVA EXPLOSION: MODE SN DYNAMICAL ENCOUNTERS IN CLUSTERS: MODE DE ACCRETION BY THE COMPANION CRITICAL RADII ACCRETION DISCS PARTIAL ACCRETION OF STELLAR WIND: MODE PA ACCRETION: MODES BP, IR ACCRETION IN ECCENTRIC ORBITS CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES