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Simfish
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stellar evolution pathways...?
I find this especially interesting since the trajectories of stars on the HR diagram are more or less based on this assumption.
But obviously, small perturbations can lead to major changes in the long-run. But it seems that most of those changes involve only a small fraction of mass of the star (for example, star spots don't seem to change the star significantly). But perhaps trajectories are more unpredictable for extremely high mass stars?
I find this especially interesting since the trajectories of stars on the HR diagram are more or less based on this assumption.
But obviously, small perturbations can lead to major changes in the long-run. But it seems that most of those changes involve only a small fraction of mass of the star (for example, star spots don't seem to change the star significantly). But perhaps trajectories are more unpredictable for extremely high mass stars?