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Evidence for a Collapsar in the Binary System ɛ Aur

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The mysterious secondary component of ɛ Aur is probably not in a prestellar stage of evolution. It is more likely to be a black hole—a collapsar—formed by a stellar implosion.

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  1. Belfer Graduate School of Science, Yeshiva University, New York

    A. G. W. CAMERON

  2. Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA, New York

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CAMERON, A. Evidence for a Collapsar in the Binary System ɛ Aur. Nature 229, 178–180 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229178a0

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