ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] When the companion has a mass several times that of the neutron star (≥3–4 M, see below) and the system is relatively wide (orbital period ≥ a few weeks) so that at the onset of the mass transfer the companion has a deep convective envelope, runaway mass transfer is unavoidable. This is ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/309235a0