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The Evolution of Massive Stars: The Production of “Single” WR Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

C. Chiosi*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Astronomia, Università di Padova, Italy International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Miramare, Italy

Abstract

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In this paper we summarize the basic observational properties of WR stars, and the current status of the evolution of massive stars, giving particular emphasis to those physical mechanisms (mass loss, overshooting, turbulent diffusion…) that may lead O type stars to the WR stage. We consider only those scenarios for WR formation and evolution that have been developed during the last few years and that appear to be sufficiently substanciated by observational and theoretical arguments. Finally, the theoretical results are compared with the observations, pointing out several still unsettled aspects of the problem.

Type
SESSION 5 — EVOLUTIONARY STATUS OF WOLF-RAYET STARS
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1982 

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