Chapter 21: Problem 13
Suppose the two stars in a binary system have masses of 1.5 and \(2.5 \mathrm{M}_{\odot} .\) What will happen to the separation of the two stars if the \(1.5 \mathrm{M}_{\odot}\) star sheds mass onto the \(2.5 \mathrm{M}_{\odot}\) star?
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