Super Eddington Atmospheres and their Winds
Abstract
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We present a model for the steady state winds of super-Eddington systems. These radiatively driven winds are expected to be optically thick and clumpy as they arise from a porous atmosphere. The model is then used to derive the mass loss of bright classical novae. The long duration super-Eddington outflows that are clearly observed in at least two cases (Nova LMC 1988 #1 & Nova FH Ser) are naturally explained. Moreover, the predicted mass loss and temperature evolution agree nicely with the observations, as do additional features. eta-Car is then used to double check the theory which predicts the observed mass shed in the great eruption.
6 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the conference "Interacting Winds from Massive Stars" (ASP Conference Series), eds. A. F. J. Moffat, and N. St-Louis
6 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the conference "Interacting Winds from Massive Stars" (ASP Conference Series), eds. A. F. J. Moffat, and N. St-Louis