2 papers
astro-ph.SR2025
Neutron Star-Main Sequence Collisions Robustly Form Dynamically Stable Thorne-Żytkow Objects
Lauryn E. Williams, Philip Chang, Emily M. Levesque +1
Thorne-Å»ytkow Objects (TÅ»Os) are hypothetical hybrid stars with a neutron star at the core of a large, diffuse envelope. (TÅ»Os) may be formed when a newly formed neutron star th…
astro-ph.SR2025
The Effect of Rotation on Triggering S Doradus Instabilities in Luminous Blue Variables
Emily M. Levesque, Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers, Alex de Koter
Luminous blue variables are an intermediate stage in the evolution of high-mass stars characterized by extreme mass loss and substantial variability. The stars show large irregular…