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Recombination energy in double white dwarf formation
Jose L. A. Nandez, Natalia Ivanova, James C. Lombardi
In this Letter we investigate the role of recombination energy during a common envelope event. We confirm that taking this energy into account helps to avoid the formation of the c…
astro-ph.SR2015
Testing common envelopes on double white dwarf binaries
Jose L. A. Nandez, Natalia Ivanova, James C. Lombardi
The formation of a double white dwarf binary likely involves a common envelope (CE) event between a red giant and a white dwarf (WD) during the most recent episode of Roche lobe ov…