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Intrinsic Variability of Wolf-Rayet Stars from an Observational Point of View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Anthony F. J. Moffat
Affiliation:
Département de physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal and Observatoire du mont Mégantic, Canada
Carmelle Robert
Affiliation:
Département de physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal and Observatoire du mont Mégantic, Canada

Abstract

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Evidence is mounting that the dominant random component of variability in single WR stars can be explained by one common phenomenon: stochastic formation, propagation and decay of density enhancements in the winds.

Type
Session III. Intrinsic Variability
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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