Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics

  1. Binary and Multiple Star Systems
    1. Binary Star Classification
      1. Visual Binaries
        1. Orbital Motion Detection
          1. Astrometric Measurements
          2. Spectroscopic Binaries
            1. Radial Velocity Variations
              1. Single-Line Systems
                1. Double-Line Systems
                2. Eclipsing Binaries
                  1. Photometric Detection
                    1. Light Curve Characteristics
                    2. Astrometric Binaries
                      1. Proper Motion Perturbations
                        1. Invisible Companions
                      2. Orbital Mechanics
                        1. Kepler's Laws Application
                          1. Orbital Elements
                            1. Period
                              1. Eccentricity
                                1. Semi-Major Axis
                                  1. Inclination
                                    1. Longitude of Ascending Node
                                      1. Argument of Periastron
                                      2. Mass Determination
                                        1. Total Mass from Period and Separation
                                          1. Individual Masses from Mass Ratio
                                            1. Mass Function
                                          2. Binary Evolution
                                            1. Detached Systems
                                              1. Independent Evolution
                                                1. Stellar Wind Interactions
                                                2. Semi-Detached Systems
                                                  1. Roche Lobe Overflow
                                                    1. Mass Transfer
                                                      1. Accretion Disks
                                                      2. Contact Systems
                                                        1. Common Envelope
                                                          1. Merged Evolution
                                                          2. Evolutionary Phases
                                                            1. Main Sequence Binaries
                                                              1. Post-Main-Sequence Evolution
                                                                1. Compact Object Formation
                                                              2. Mass Transfer Processes
                                                                1. Roche Lobe Geometry
                                                                  1. Lagrangian Points
                                                                    1. Mass Transfer Rates
                                                                      1. Conservative vs Non-Conservative
                                                                        1. Angular Momentum Evolution
                                                                        2. Interacting Binary Types
                                                                          1. Cataclysmic Variables
                                                                            1. White Dwarf Accretors
                                                                              1. Accretion Disk Formation
                                                                                1. Outburst Mechanisms
                                                                                2. X-ray Binaries
                                                                                  1. Neutron Star Accretors
                                                                                    1. Black Hole Accretors
                                                                                      1. High-Mass vs Low-Mass Systems
                                                                                      2. Symbiotic Stars
                                                                                        1. White Dwarf and Giant Systems
                                                                                          1. Ionization Nebulae
                                                                                          2. Wolf-Rayet Binaries
                                                                                            1. Massive Star Interactions
                                                                                              1. Colliding Winds
                                                                                            2. Formation and Statistics
                                                                                              1. Binary Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                                1. Binary Fraction
                                                                                                  1. Period and Eccentricity Distributions
                                                                                                    1. Mass Ratio Distribution

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