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  "abstract": "White dwarfs (WDs) in binaries can form through either the stable mass-transfer process or common envelope evolution (CEE). Compared to CEE, the stable mass-transfer process can lead to a distinct mass$-$orbital period ($M_{ \\mathrm{WD}}$-$P_{ \\mathrm{orb}}$) relation. Thus, this relation of WDs contains the information about the evolution channels. We can study the relation in WD binary systems to determine whether their progenitors undergo a CEE. We use the stellar evolution code MESA as our primary computational tool and adopt the quasi-adiabatic criterion to ensure that our models satisfy the conditions for stable mass transfer. Our study considers different mass-transfer schemes, varying metallicities, and the relation for both low-mass and intermediate-mass progenitors. Previous studies have focused on the relation for low-mass progenitors, which cannot explain some long-period, high-mass WD binaries. Our results show that the $M_{ \\mathrm{WD}}$-$P_{ \\mathrm{orb}}$ distribution for intermediate-mass progenitors whose cores remain nondegenerate prior to central helium burning can account for the formation channels of long-period and massive WD binaries.",
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  "arxiv": "2606.06141",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Rizhong Zheng"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hongwei Ge"
    },
    {
      "name": "Christopher A Tout"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hailiang Chen"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zhenwei Li"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dengkai Jiang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Chengyuan Li"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zhijia Tian"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bo Ma"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lifu Zhang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jian Mou"
    },
    {
      "name": "Xuefei Chen"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zhanwen Han"
    }
  ],
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2606.06141",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.06141",
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  "published": "2026-09-11",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "astronomy",
      "origin": "arxiv:astro-ph.SR",
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  "title": "Mass-Orbital Period Distribution of Massive White Dwarfs Formed Through Stable Mass Transfer",
  "title_text": "Mass-Orbital Period Distribution of Massive White Dwarfs Formed Through Stable Mass Transfer",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:21:07Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/2eh0q19e744h8",
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