Binary Stars Courses and Certifications

Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej PAN

Where Do Merging Binary Black Holes Come From?

Explore the origins of merging binary black holes, examining LVK detections, formation models, and their comparison to observational data.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AAVSO HQ

The AAVSO-SNEWS Campaign: Monitoring Potential Supernova Progenitors

Explore the AAVSO-SNEWS collaboration monitoring potential supernova progenitors. Learn about campaign progress, observing opportunities, and insights from experts in particle astrophysics and stellar variability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AAVSO HQ

A Grand Tour of Capricious Cataclysmic Variables

Explore cataclysmic variables with Prof. Paula Szkody, covering their diverse behaviors, photometric and spectroscopic properties, and current research needs. Gain insights into these fascinating binary star systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institut Henri Poincaré

Stellar Black Hole Binaries in the Gravitational Universe - Part 2

Explore stellar black hole binaries and their role in the gravitational universe, focusing on advanced concepts and recent discoveries.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institut Henri Poincaré

Stellar Black Hole Binaries in the Gravitational Universe - Part 1

Explore stellar black hole binaries and their role in the gravitational universe, focusing on key concepts and recent discoveries in astrophysics.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Advanced Study

Accreting Binaries: From Brown Dwarfs to Major Mergers

Explore the dynamics of binary systems across cosmic scales, from molecular cloud collapse to galactic mergers, focusing on circumbinary accretion and black hole binary evolution in various environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Globular Clusters - Astronomical Factories of Gravitational-Wave and Electromagnetic Transients

Explore the fascinating role of globular clusters as cosmic laboratories, examining their production of gravitational waves and electromagnetic phenomena through cutting-edge astrophysical research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

TWIST and SHOUT - Gravitomagnetic Tidal Resonances in Binary Inspirals

Delve into gravitomagnetic tidal resonances and their effects on binary inspirals, exploring advanced concepts in gravitational physics and orbital dynamics.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Sleeping Giants: The Galactic Population of Dormant Black Holes and Neutron Stars

Explore the fascinating world of dormant black holes and neutron stars in our galaxy, examining their populations, characteristics, and cosmic significance through advanced astrophysical research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Dynamical Formation of Merging Compact Binaries

Delve into the physics of compact binary formation and mergers, exploring dynamical processes and evolutionary pathways in stellar systems through advanced astrophysical analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

A Gravitational-Wave Tour of the Compact Binary Population

Explore the fascinating world of gravitational waves and compact binary systems through cutting-edge research findings and population studies presented by Thomas Callister.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Tidal Interactions in Compact Binaries

Delve into the physics of tidal forces and their effects on compact binary star systems, exploring fundamental concepts and latest research findings in astrophysics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MonashPhysicsAndAstronomy

Cosmic Renaissance: The Last Chance for Planet Formation Around Low-Mass Dying Stars

Explore groundbreaking research on planet formation around dying binary stars, examining how post-AGB circumbinary disks could enable second-generation planet creation despite their brief lifespans.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MonashPhysicsAndAstronomy

Polluted Stars as Tracers of Binarity and Nucleosynthesis

Explore the latest findings on polluted binary star systems, focusing on mass transfer from AGB stars to companions and the implications for stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis through observational data.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MonashPhysicsAndAstronomy

Modern Red Supergiant Mass-Loss Rates and Their Impact on Massive Binary Stellar Evolution

Explore modern red supergiant mass-loss rates and their effects on binary star systems, black hole formation, and gravitational wave sources detected by LIGO and Virgo.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video