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Plinian Eruptions Á La Eta Carinae

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Eta Carinae is at once our most notable LBV but also a doubtful LBV, because its Great Eruption observed 150 years ago was so unique. Since that event exceeded other major LBV outbursts by orders of magnitude in ejected mass and energy, we are not certain that it really was an example of S Dor, P Cyg, R127-type behavior. But even if it turns out to be a freak,ŋCar has provided either the original example or one of the earliest hints for several facets of the LBV phenomenon, e.g.:

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  1. Astronomy Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Kris Davidson

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  1. Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Kris Davidson

  2. Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Canada

    A. F. J. Moffat

  3. SRON, Laboratory for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    H. J. G. L. M. Lamers

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Davidson, K. (1989). Plinian Eruptions Á La Eta Carinae. In: Davidson, K., Moffat, A.F.J., Lamers, H.J.G.L.M. (eds) Physics of Luminous Blue Variables. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 157. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1031-7_11

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