Jorick S. Vink
Published 2014-06-18Version 1
Recent studies suggest the existence of very massive stars (VMS) up to 300 solar masses in the local Universe. As this finding may represent a paradigm shift for the canonical stellar upper-mass limit of 150 solar masses, it is timely to evaluate the physics specific to VMS, which is currently missing. For this reason, we decided to construct a book entailing both a discussion of the accuracy of VMS masses (Martins), as well as the physics of VMS formation (Krumholz), mass loss (Vink), instabilities (Owocki), evolution (Hirschi), and fate (theory -- Woosley & Heger; observations -- Smith).
Comments: 8 pages, Introductory Chapter to the Book on Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe, Springer, Ed. Jorick S. Vink
Very Massive Stars (VMS) in the Local Universe
Wind modelling of very massive stars up to 300 solar masses
Wind Models for Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe
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