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Blaauw mechanism
A mathematical explanation, provided by Adriaan Blaauw, of the disruption of a binary star system as one component throws off a shell of gas and the resulting loss of gravitational attraction changes the orbit of, or ejects altogether, the companion star.
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• runaway star
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• STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS
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