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Main Author: Humphreys, Roberta M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15965
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contents Red supergiants are the largest stars known with some of the highest mass loss rates observed. They are the final stage in the evolution of the majority of massive stars. The unexpected discovery of high mass loss episodes in many red supergiants have posed questions about the role of mass loss on their final stages. The papers in this volume are timely reviews of our current understanding of this often surprising population of massive stars. This introductory paper is a brief summary of their observed properties and a historical perspective on some of the current problems on mass loss, their circumstellar environments, and their evolutionary state.
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spellingShingle Red Supergiants -- The Other Side of the H-R Diagram
Humphreys, Roberta M.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Red supergiants are the largest stars known with some of the highest mass loss rates observed. They are the final stage in the evolution of the majority of massive stars. The unexpected discovery of high mass loss episodes in many red supergiants have posed questions about the role of mass loss on their final stages. The papers in this volume are timely reviews of our current understanding of this often surprising population of massive stars. This introductory paper is a brief summary of their observed properties and a historical perspective on some of the current problems on mass loss, their circumstellar environments, and their evolutionary state.
title Red Supergiants -- The Other Side of the H-R Diagram
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15965