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University of Innsbruck

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The blue line shows the evolution of a star before the transition to the main sequence (blue dot) according to the classical models applied since the 1950s. The white line represents the realistic representation resulting from Thomas Steindl's new model - the star's "wild" years from infancy to teenage years, with the evolution running from right to left in the image.

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Thomas Steindl

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