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The Theory of Stellar Winds from Hot and Cool Stars

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Mass Outflows from Stars and Galactic Nuclei

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 142))

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Nearly all types of stars show cpntinuous mass loss. For some stars the mass loss is very large, 10-5M/year for Wolf Rayet stars and M supergiants. For some stars the mass loss is very modest, 10-14M/year for the Sun.

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Hearn, A.G. (1988). The Theory of Stellar Winds from Hot and Cool Stars. In: Bianchi, L., Gilmozzi, R. (eds) Mass Outflows from Stars and Galactic Nuclei. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 142. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2941-8_6

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