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Angular momentum loss rates obtained with the often adopted RVJ prescription (right panel) and the saturated and disrupted prescription (Eq. (4)), assuming K = η = 50 (left panel), for different main-sequence star masses and fixed white dwarf mass of 0.6 M. The torques provided by the RVJ prescription strongly depend on the orbital period, unlike the saturated prescription. For main-sequence stars with radiative cores that are near Roche-lobe filling, both prescriptions lead to comparable angular momentum loss rates. For fully convective main-sequence stars, magnetic braking according to the saturated and disrupted prescription is order of magnitude weaker in comparison with the non-fully convective counterparts.

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