Abstract
The group of intermediate stars is defined by the condition that the helium core, formed at hydrogen exhaustion, is not degenerate, while the carbon-oxygen core, formed at helium exhaustion, is degenerate. Intermediate mass stars may thus be defined by means of two critical core masses. At the lower boundary the mass of the helium core for non-degenerate helium ignition, 0.31 M⊙ is adopted, and at the upper boundary the mass of the carbon-oxygen core for non-degenerate (or mildly degenerate) carbon ignition, 1.06 M⊙.
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De Loore, C.W.H., Doom, C. (1992). The Evolution of Intermediate Mass Stars. In: Structure and Evolution of Single and Binary Stars. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 179. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2502-4_12
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