TY  - JOUR
A1  - Moffat, Anthony F. J.
T1  - General overview of Wolf-Rayet stars
T2  - Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.–5. June 2015
N2  - Although we all use the name Wolf-Rayet to refer to specific groups of stars, “Wolf-Rayet” per se is really an astrophysical phenomenon of fast-moving, hot plasma, normally expanding around a hot star. However, expediency demands that we follow established traditions by referring to three specific kinds of WR stars: (1) cWR, “classical” He-burning descendants of massive, O-type stars, presumably all of which pass through a WR stage; (2) WNh, the most massive and luminous hydrogen-rich main-sequence stars with strong winds; and (3) [WR], the central stars of some 15 % of Planetary Nebulae. Wolf-Rayet stars are the epitome of relatively stable stars with the highest mass-loss rates for their kind. It behooves us to understand the what, how and why of this circumstance, along with its manyfold and fascinating consequences.
Y1  - 2015
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/8755
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87552
SP  - 13
EP  - 18
ER  -