Late stages of stellar evolution : computational methods in astrophysical hydrodynamics : proceedings of the Astrophysical School II, organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network at Ponte de Lima, Portugal, 11-23 September 1989

This collection of 7 lectures is intended to be a textbook for graduate students who want to learn about modern developments in astronomy and astrophysics. The first part surveys various aspects of the late stages of stellar evolution, including observation and theory. B.C. de Loore's long article on stellar structure is followed by reviews on supernovae, on circumstellar envelopes, and on the evolution of binaries. The second part deals with the important problem of modeling stellar evolution based on the computational hydrodynamics. Intended as a textbook for graduate students, this volume contains a series of lectures presented at a summer school on modern developments in astronomy and astrophysics. It includes articles on stellar structure, supernovae, circumstellar envelopes and the evolution of binaries.