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Young W UMa Binaries and the Interaction with their Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

F. Van’t Veer*
Affiliation:
Institut d’Astrophysique, 75014 Paris - France

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It is arpued that late type W UMa binaries undergo mass ejection, mainly through the second Lagragian point, which causes a steady decrease of their mass ratio m2/m1. This makes it reasonable to believe that the W UMa stage is a state of transition between T Tau and normal main sequence stars.

Type
Part II: Cataclysmic Variables
Copyright
Copyright © Veröff. Der Remeis-Sterwarte 1977

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