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The Evolution of Close Binaries and the Am Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Peter S. Conti*
Affiliation:
Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, Calif., U.S.A.

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In this paper, I shall be concerned with three related questions: (a) what is the evolutionary fate of close binary systems, (b) is this concept consistent with the number of evolved close binary systems, and (c) are these evolved systems the Am stars?

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Joint Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1968

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