The effect of stellar evolution on the synchronous rotation of components of massive close binaries.
Abstract
We follow the tidal evolution of massive close binaries with components of 20 and 10Msun during the main-sequence stages by taking into account the evolution of both components. We considered several values of the initial orbital period up to 17 d. We find that synchronism between the orbital motion and the rotation of both components should be common among those systems.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- March 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980A&A....83..252S
- Keywords:
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- Binary Stars;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Stellar Rotation;
- Main Sequence Stars;
- Orbit Calculation;
- Synchronism;
- Tides;
- Astrophysics