On the history of CEN X-3

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Nov 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974a%26a....36..261m&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 36, no. 2, Nov. 1974, p. 261-265.

Computer Science

Numerical Analysis

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Binary Stars, Orbits, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass Ejection, Supernovae, X Ray Sources, Mass Transfer, Numerical Analysis, Stellar Mass, Tables (Data)

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It is assumed that the X-ray binary Cen X-3 has evolved from an initial system of which one component was a massive star through a phase of mass transfer and a following supernova explosion. We investigate what possible initial systems lead to an evolved system of which the masses are in agreement with the mass function of Cen X-3. For a complete sample of initial configurations we find a lower limit of 3 days for the final periods. Since the observed period of Cen X-3 is 2.087 days we conclude that further mass loss has taken place. Maximal and minimal rates of mass loss are derived.

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