Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège -  Volume 80 - Année 2011 

Signatures of binary evolution processes in massive stars

Dany Vanbeveren, 

Astrophysical Institue, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, and GroupT Leuven Engineering College, Association KU Leuven, Vessaliusstraat 13, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, dvbevere@vub.ac.be

Abstract

Before binary components interact, they evolve as single stars do. We therefore first critically discuss massive single star processes which affect their evolution, stellar wind mass loss and rotation in particular. Next we consider binary processes and focus on the effect of rotation on binary evolution and on the mass transfer during Roche lobe overflow. The third part highlights the importance of close pairs on the comprehension of the evolution of stellar populations in starburst regions.

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Dany Vanbeveren, «Signatures of binary evolution processes in massive stars», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 80 - Année 2011, 530 - 542 URL : http://popups.ulg.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=3034.