Fig. 3
Typical timescale for tidal decay τa as a function of the orbital period for different masses of host and companion as indicated on the figure. The cross symbol outlines the transition where the stationary state can no longer be stable and the in-spiral time stops being set by the magnetic braking of the star. See text for details.
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