Massive stars evolution with mass-loss. I - 20-100-solar-mass models

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Chemical Composition, Main Sequence Stars, Nuclear Fusion, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass, Stellar Models, Helium, Hydrogen, Plasma Interactions, Stellar Mass Ejection, Wolf-Rayet Stars

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The evolution of stars with initial masses of 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, and 100 solar masses and Population I chemical composition (X = 0.700, Z = 0.02) is calculated, taking into account mass loss due to stellar winds, from the main sequence up to the early stages of central He-burning. This study incorporates mass-loss rates predicted by the theory of Castor et al. (1975) for the early-type phases and a novel way of treating mass-loss rates due to acoustic-energy-flux-driven winds in the later stages, analogous to the work of Fusi-Pecci and Renzini (1975). The results are presented in terms of evolutionary tracks, isochrones, loci of constant mass-loss rates, and loci of constant mass in the H-R diagram. The effects of mass loss on the internal structure of the models as well as on the occurrence of semiconvection are also investigated. A detailed comparison of the theoretical predictions and observational results is made, and possible implications for O, Of, Wolf-Rayet stars, and red supergiants are brought out.

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