3D radiation hydrodynamics simulations of common-envelope evolution with a 12 solar mass red supergiant donor
These videos are associated with the work Common envelopes in massive stars III: The obstructive role of radiation transport in envelope ejection(Lau et al. 2025).
For each simulation, we show the density cross-section in the equatorial/orbital plane, in the meridional plane, and in a meridional plane instantaneously co-rotating with the stellar cores.