Author Question: What would be most likely to disrupt the normal evolution of a star? Give examples of this. What ... (Read 16 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

What would be most likely to disrupt the normal evolution of a star? Give examples of this.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A circular orbit would have an eccentricity of:

A) 0.
B) between 0 and 0.5.
C) between 0.5 and 1.
D) exactly 1.0.
E) infinity.

Brummell1998 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

If it has a close companion, mass transfer may change the masses of both stars and greatly change the evolutionary tracks of both stars. Nova and type I supernovae are both created by mass transfer changes.

Answer to Question 2

A