Blaauw mechanism
Blaauw mechanism
[′blō ‚mek·ə‚niz·əm] (astronomy)
An explanation for the disruption of a binary system as being due to the decrease in the gravitational binding force when a shell of gas ejected by the primary component overtakes the secondary.
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