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| Paper: |
Massive Binary Mergers and Thorne-Zytkow Objects |
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367, Massive Stars in Interactive Binaries |
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541 |
| Authors: |
Podsiadlowski, P. |
| Abstract: |
Some 10% of all massive stars are predicted to merge completely with a companion star. Here we review the different types of mergers and how they may produce unusual objects such as the anomalous progenitor of SN 1987A, gamma-ray burst sources and Thorne-Zytkow objects. |
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