par Deschamps, Romain
Président du jury Knaepen, Bernard
Promoteur Jorissen, Alain ;Siess, Lionel
Publication Non publié, 2015-06-03
Président du jury Knaepen, Bernard
Promoteur Jorissen, Alain ;Siess, Lionel
Publication Non publié, 2015-06-03
Thèse de doctorat
Résumé : | Despite being observed since the XVIIIth century, Algol systems and related objects are still rather poorly understood. We know that they are composed by a generally B-A main sequence star and a lighter but more evolved companion star. This paradox is explained by the transfer of mass between the two stars, but new problems arose. In particular, I studied the mass-transfer driven spin- up of the accreting star that drives the star to critical rotation and the puzzling, indirectly observed, non-conservative evolution. |