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Apsidal motion in evolved binary systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Alvaro Giménez
Alvaro Giménez*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Astrofísica. Facultad de Físicas. Universidad Complutense. Madrid-3. Spain

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The study of apsidal motions in eclipsing binaries has proven to be one of the best methods to check the internal density concentrations of the stars predicted by theoretical models. During the main sequence phase, we have found a good agreement between the observed apsidal motion rates and computer-constructed stellar models provided that a realistic consideration is made of the evolution between the lower and upper borders of the main sequence (Giménez and García-Pelayo, 1982). An obvious extension of this work is a throughout study of the more evolved evolved systems beyond the TAMS where theoretical models are less accurate and empirical data from different sources are largely needed (see review paper by Zahn in this volume). A preliminary report on such a study is presented.

Type
III. BINARITY, PULSATION, ROTATION AND MIXING
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 105: Observational Tests of the Stellar Evolution Theory , 1984 , pp. 419 - 420
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984 

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