Accreting Binaries

Nature, formation, and evolution

Sylvain Chaty (Professor, Université de Paris (France))

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Institute of Physics Publishing
15 September 2022

Galaxies & stars

Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy

This book describes the rich and diverse realm of accreting binary systems, made up of a compact object such as a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole, orbiting a companion star. It details the nature, formation and evolution of accreting binaries, describing how extensive observations, accompanied by simulations, allow astronomers to better understand the energetic phenomena occurring in these intriguing systems. The book also describes how multimessenger astronomy is currently revolutionizing our view of these systems, adding gravitational waves, neutrinos and cosmic rays to the photon light we receive from them.

Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book provides an introduction to the topic, first describing the astrophysical basics of both single and binary stars, before moving on to detail the different types of accreting binary systems such as cataclysmic variables (CVs), low-and high-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs/HMXBs), and peculiar binaries such as intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (IMXBs) and ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), finishing up with a panorama of multi-messenger research.

Key Features:

Provides an introduction to accreting binary systems for both researchers and advanced students

Includes up-to-date multimessenger observations and simulations

Covers different types of accreting binaries such as cataclysmic variables (CVs), low-and high-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs/HMXBs), and peculiar binaries such as intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (IMXBs) and ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs)

Describes the best way to observe accreting binaries with the multimessenger tools currently available

By: Sylvain Chaty (Professor Université de Paris (France))
Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 636g
ISBN: 9780750338851
ISBN 10: 0750338857
Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 September 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sylvain Chaty is Professor of Astrophysics at the AIM Astrophysics Institute, University of Paris, France. He obtained his PhD in Astrophysics and Space Science in 1998 at the Univ. Paris Saclay, on “Multi-wavelength Study of Galactic high-energy binary sources”. His Habilitation thesis in 2007 was entitled “From microquasars to enshrouded binary systems: the Universe of extreme sources”. He is an Elected member of Science Faculty Council of University of Paris, is a member of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration, and has organised numerous workshops on binary systems. He has 332 research publications, ~8700 citations and an H-index of 47.

Reviews for Accreting Binaries: Nature, formation, and evolution

Professor Sylvain Chaty of the Université Paris Cité presents here the fruits of 29 years of attraction to accreting binaries, though the book is dedicated to all the stars in the Universe, even the single ones. It is a volume of the future, with each of the nine chapters nearly self-contained and ending with its own lists of review articles, catalogues of objects belonging to the category discussed in the chapter, the explanation of a data base (generally a table in the chapter of all the objects of that class known at the time he was writing), and the references for that chapter. The chosen format works well for readers who are interested only in the sub-topic of the chapter and want to find the source for a particular bit of information or, perhaps, additional information on a particular item. Virginia Trimble, The Observatory, June 2023 -- Virginia Trimble * The Observatory *