DYNAMICS OF MASS TRANSFER IN
INTERACTING BINARY STARS
A Numerical Hydrodynamics Approach
- ALGOL : A classic example of mass transfer
- AX MON : A stream/wind interaction?
- RLOF : Comparison with analytic theory
- LMXB : Accretion disk formation
- HMXB : Back reaction of X-rays
A couple things to notice:
- A trend in computational problems from 2D to 3D to multi-scale, multi-physics
- Computational astrophysics provides great opportunities for student involvement