It’s written in the massive stars: the role of stellar physics in the formation of black holes

In the age of gravitational-wave (GW) sources and newly discovered local black holes (BHs) and neutron stars (NSs), understanding the fate of stars is a key question. Not every massive star is expected to successfully explode as a supernova (SN) and leave behind a NS; some stars form BHs. The remnan...

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Hauptverfasser: Laplace, Eva (VerfasserIn) , Schneider, Fabian (VerfasserIn) , Podsiadlowski, Philipp (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: March 2025
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 695, Pages: 1-27
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202451077
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451077
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2025/03/aa51077-24/aa51077-24.html
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