Stellar mergers as the origin of magnetic massive stars

Simulated mergers of two massive stars provide a solution to the long-standing puzzle of the origin of strong magnetic fields in a subset of massive stars.

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Main Authors: Schneider, Fabian (Author) , Röpke, Friedrich (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 9 October 2019
In: Nature
Year: 2019, Volume: 574, Issue: 7777, Pages: 211-214
ISSN:1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/s41586-019-1621-5
Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1621-5
Verlag: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1621-5
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Author Notes:Fabian R. N. Schneider, Sebastian T. Ohlmann, Philipp Podsiadlowski, Friedrich K. Röpke, Steven A. Balbus, Rüdiger Pakmor & Volker Springel
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Summary:Simulated mergers of two massive stars provide a solution to the long-standing puzzle of the origin of strong magnetic fields in a subset of massive stars.
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ISSN:1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/s41586-019-1621-5