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AMR Study of the Common Envelope Phase of Binary Evolution
Image Credit: Ricker & Taam (ApJ, 746, 74)
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AMR Study of the Common Envelope Phase of Binary Evolution
Gas density in the orbital plane of a binary system in the common envelope evolutionary phase. Gas quantities are sampled along the black line (see ApJ 746, 74), revealing the presence of spiral shocks.
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