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Illustration of the problems generated by assuming stable mass transfer followed by common envelope evolution. The parameters shown in blue correspond to the values determined directly from observation, while those in black represent the values inferred from stellar and binary star evolution. Highlighted in bold are the measured and inferred parameters that contradict each other. The existence of the inner binary continues to contradict standard white dwarf binary formation models.
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