A 3D dynamical model of the colliding winds in binary systems

ER Parkin, JM Pittard - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We present a three-dimensional (3D) dynamical model of the orbital-induced curvature of
the wind–wind collision region in binary star systems. Momentum balance equations are …

Radiative steady-state colliding stellar wind models: are they correct?

AV Myasnikov, SA Zhekov… - Monthly Notices of the …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The properties of radiative steady-state colliding stellar winds in binary systems are studied.
It is shown that the presence of a singularity at the stagnation point has a major influence on …

3D Hydrodynamical Simulations of Colliding Wind Binaries: TheoryConfronts Observations

D Folini, R Walder - Astrophysics and Space Science, 2000 - Springer
The link between gas dynamical models and observations is crucial. The general progress
in numerical simulations must be accompanied by predictions for observable quantities …

Impact of orbital motion on the structure and stability of adiabatic shocks in colliding wind binaries

A Lamberts, G Dubus, G Lesur, S Fromang - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2012 - aanda.org
Context. The collision of winds from massive stars in binaries results in the formation of a
double-shock structure with observed signatures from radio to X-rays. Aims. We study the …

Colliding Winds in Binary Star Systems: Theory, Models

R Walder - Astrophysics and space science, 1998 - Springer
The properties of the interaction region of colliding winds in hot star binaries and evolved
low mass binaries are discussed in the frame of 2D and 3D hydrodynamical numerical …

Theoretical X-ray properties of colliding stellar winds in O+ O star binaries

JM Pittard, IR Stevens - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
This is the first in a series of papers on colliding wind binaries which aim to present a
detailed and quantitative comparison between theoretical models of colliding winds and X …

3D models of radiatively driven colliding winds in massive O+ O star binaries–I. Hydrodynamics

JM Pittard - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The dynamics of the wind–wind collision in massive stellar binaries are investigated using
3D hydrodynamical models which incorporate gravity, the driving of the winds, the orbital …

[HTML][HTML] Thin shell morphology in the circumstellar medium of massive binaries

AJ van Marle, R Keppens, Z Meliani - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. In massive binaries, the powerful stellar winds of the two stars collide, leading to the
formation of shock-dominated environments that can be modeled only in 3D. Aims. We …

Colliding winds in symbiotic binary systems. I. Analytic and numerical solutions

HT Kenny, AR Taylor - The Astrophysical Journal, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new formulations of binary colliding wind models appropriate to symbiotic star
systems. The derived models differ from previous formulations in assuming mixing of the …

Effect of the coriolis force on the hydrodynamics of colliding-wind binaries

MN Lemaster, JM Stone… - The Astrophysical Journal, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Using fully three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations, we investigate the effect of the
Coriolis force on the hydrodynamic and observable properties of colliding-wind binary …