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Bridging the gap between luminous red novae and common envelope evolution: the role of recombination energy and radiation force
Luminous red novae (LRNe) and their connection to common envelope events (CEE) remain elusive in astrophysics. Here, we present a radiation hydrodynamic model capable of simulating the light curves of material ejected during a CEE. For the first time, the radiation hydrodynamic model incorporates complete recombination physics for hydrogen and …