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Angular Momentum Loss and the Formation of W UMa Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

E. Budding
E. Budding*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, England

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Angular momentum loss (AML) may be introduced as part of the explanation of the peculiar overabundance of W UMa-type contact binaries (W UMS) (for a recent review, see Vilhu, 1981). Among the various possible mechanisms to achieve this are (i) overflow through the outer (L2) Lagrangian point in a deep contact phase (Kuiper, 1941; Nariai, 1979), (ii) magnetic braking, where magnetic lines of force “stiffen” and thus enhance the efficiency of angular momentum loss associated with a stellar wind (Huang, 1966; Mestel, 1968). Such subjects have been investigated in a number of more recent detailed studies.

Type
Session III: Observed Activity in Related Objects
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 71: Activity in Red-Dwarf Stars , 1983 , pp. 465 - 468
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983

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