Formation and evolution of W Ursa Majoris stars: fallacies and corrections

dc.authoridBilir, Selcuk/0000-0003-3510-1509
dc.contributor.authorEker, Z.
dc.contributor.authorDemircan, O.
dc.contributor.authorBilir, S.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:12:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:12:28Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPeriod histograms of eclipsing binaries generated with data from the All-Sky Automated Survey cannot be interpreted only using orbital evolution. Eclipse probabilities, selection effects and space distributions in the solar neighbourhood should be considered before any interpretations are made. Depending upon the physical dimensions (the total mass and the period) of the progenitor stars and the efficiency of the angular momentum loss mechanism, a newly formed W Ursa Majoris type binary can be at any age up to several Gyr. Also, the evolution in the contact stage is controlled not only by angular momentum and mass loss but also by mass transfer between the component stars. Thus, the mean life of the contact stages should be about 1.6 Gyr. A different time-scale would cause inconsistencies.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13155.x
dc.identifier.endpage1758
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-43049124138
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1756
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13155.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/20949
dc.identifier.volume386
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000255464900048
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofMonthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectstars
dc.subjectactivity
dc.subjectbinaries
dc.subjectgeneral
dc.subjectstars
dc.subjectevolution
dc.subjectstars
dc.subjectformation
dc.titleFormation and evolution of W Ursa Majoris stars: fallacies and corrections
dc.typeArticle

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