Fig. 3.
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Left: Evolution of the orbital period for the systems presented in Fig. 2. A rapid increase in the period occurs when mass transfer begins (almost vertical path on the right). After the donor star detaches with the maximum orbital period, GW radiation drives the orbit to shrink, eventually leading to the occurrence of another RLOF under HCB conditions. Right: Orbital period of these systems as a function of the donor mass.
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