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Supernova progenitors as a test for stellar physics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Cyril Georgy
Cyril Georgy*
Affiliation:
Geneva Observatory, Geneva University Chemin des Maillettes 51, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland email: [email protected] Astrophysics Group, Keele University Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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Abstract

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The evolution of massive stars after the main sequence is not very well known from a theoretical point of view. Recent studies have shown that the way internal mixing processes, such as rotation and convection, are implemented in stellar evolution codes lead to significant discrepancies between the predictions of these codes. Particularly, the end-points of stellar evolution can be considerably different, making hard to understand the evolutionary path the lead to the observed supernovae progenitors.

Keywords

Stars: mass-lossStars: supergiantsStars: luminosity function
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 217
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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