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The final orbital separation in common envelope evolution
Michael Politano
In the majority of population synthesis calculations of close binary stars, the common envelope (CE) phase is modeled using a standard prescription based upon the conservation of e…
Masses and envelope binding energies of primary stars at the onset of a common envelope
Marc van der Sluys, Michael Politano, Ronald E. Taam
We present basic properties of primary stars that initiate a common envelope (CE) in a binary, while on the giant branch. We use the population-synthesis code described in Politano…
Population Synthesis of Common Envelope Mergers: I. Giant Stars with Stellar or Substellar Companions
Michael Politano, Marc van der Sluys, Ronald E. Taam +1
Using a population synthesis technique, we have calculated detailed models of the present-day field population of objects that have resulted from the merger of a giant primary and…