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Observational studies indicate that the carbon stars in the Magellanic Clouds are considerably fainter than apparently predicted by the current theory of the evolution of intermediate-mass stars. It is argued that this conflict is not necessarily so strident as claimed.
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Renzini, A. (1981). Carbon Stars in the Magellanic Clouds: Theory vs. Observations. In: Iben, I., Renzini, A. (eds) Physical Processes in Red Giants. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 88. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8492-9_16
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