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The Role of Convective Overshooting in the Evolution of Intermediate Mass Stars

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Birth and Evolution of Massive Stars and Stellar Groups

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In this paper we summarize the results of a study on the effect of convective overshooting on the evolution of intermediate-mass stars, from the main sequence until the AGB phase. Several major observational problems that cannot find an easy solution in the context of classical models are discussed in the light of the new ones.

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Chiosi, C., Bertelli, G., Bressan, A., Nasi, E. (1985). The Role of Convective Overshooting in the Evolution of Intermediate Mass Stars. In: Boland, W., van Woerden, H. (eds) Birth and Evolution of Massive Stars and Stellar Groups. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 120. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5478-6_20

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