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Table 1.
Comparison between the Eddington-Sweet timescale TES, the nuclear timescale Tnucl, and the mass loss timescale Tml for stars of different initial masses.
| M/M⊙ | TES (yr) | Tnucl (yr) | Tml (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6.4 × 106 | 1.1 × 108 | 1.78 × 1011 |
| 10 | 1.6 × 106 | 2.6 × 107 | 4.69 × 1010 |
| 20 | 5.9 × 105 | 9.6 × 106 | 9.1 × 108 |
Notes. These timescales are evaluated at ZAMS with an equatorial angular velocity such that Ωeq = 0.3 Ωk. Metallicity is set to Z = 0.02.
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