Symbiotic Stars as Possible Progenitors of SNe Ia: Binary Parameters and Overall Outlook
Abstract
Symbiotic stars are interacting binaries in which the first-formed white dwarf accretes and burns material from a red giant companion. This paper aims at presenting physical characteristics of these objects and discussing their possible link with progenitors of Type Ia supernovae.
- Publication:
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Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions
- Pub Date:
- January 2013
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1110.1847
- Bibcode:
- 2013IAUS..281..162M
- Keywords:
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- binaries: symbiotic;
- stars: novae;
- cataclysmic variables;
- fundamental parameters;
- mass loss;
- evolution;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 4 pages. Invited rewiev at "Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae", IAU Symposium No. 281, R. Di Stefano &