Eta Car and other LBVs
Abstract
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Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs) are believed to be evolved, extremely massive stars close to the Eddington Limit and hence prone to bouts of large-scale, unstable mass loss. I discuss current understanding of the evolutionary state of these objects, the role duplicity may play and known physical characteristics of these stars using the X-ray luminous LBVs Eta Carinae and HD 5980 as test cases.
to appear in the Proceedings of "Massive Stars: Fundamental Parameters and Circumstellar Interactions"
to appear in the Proceedings of "Massive Stars: Fundamental Parameters and Circumstellar Interactions"