A community discussion on the outstanding problems in common envelope evolution
Goals
Our understanding of common-envelope evolution has made
significant advances in the past decade, with new
observations of the precursors, transients, and aftermath
advancing our understanding of this phase in binary
evolution. These observations mandate a broader theoretical
understanding of processes important for common-envelope
evolution, including mass transfer, accretion disks and jet
production, radiation hydrodynamics and dust production. We
are entering an era where the study of common-envelope
evolution can benefit greatly from leveraging expertise in a
wide range of fields.
To facilitate the collaboration of the common-envelope
community with these different fields, we are organizing a
workshop to examine the current problems (and the
computational physics needed to solve them) in
common-envelope studies. The goal of this meeting is to
drive discussion on the wide range of topics required to
understand common envelope evolution and the range of
observable diagnostics of these mergers concentrating on the
physics and simulations required to address these
observations. The goal of this workshop will be to develop
the collaborations needed to drive these analyses to a
higher level of fidelity, ultimately improving our
understanding of this critical phase in binary star
evolution.
Organizing Committee
- Nadia Blagorodnova
- Chris Fryer (Chair)
- Dieter Hartmann
- Natalia Ivanova
- Stephen Justham
- Chryssa Kouveliotou
- Michael Zingale