PHYSICS OF BINARY STAR EVOLUTION: From Stars to X-ray Binaries and Gravitational Wave Sources

Up-to-date graduate-level text on the astrophysics of binary star systems and their evolution. The authors cover a wide range of phenomena and processes, including mass transfer and ejection, common envelopes, novae and supernovae, X-ray binaries, millisecond radio pulsars, gravitational wave (GW) sources, and more.