Science. 1984 Jan 20;223(4633):243-9. doi: 10.1126/science.223.4633.243.
Stars with individual luminosities more than a million times that of the sun are now being studied in a variety of contexts. Observational and theoretical ideas about the most luminous stars have changed greatly in the past few years. They can be observed spectroscopically even in nearby galaxies. They are not very stable; some have had violent outbursts in which large amounts of mass were lost. Because of their instabilities, these stars do not evolve to become red superglants as less luminous stars do. Theoretical scenarios for the evolution of these most massive stars depend on the effects of turbulence and mixing combined with high radition densities.
现在正在从各种角度研究个体亮度超过太阳百万倍的恒星。过去几年中，关于最亮恒星的观测和理论观点发生了很大变化。即使在附近的星系中，也可以通过光谱观测到它们。它们不太稳定；有些经历了剧烈的爆发，大量物质损失。由于它们的不稳定性，这些恒星不像低亮度恒星那样演变成红色超巨星。这些最大质量恒星的演化理论情景取决于与高辐射密度相结合的湍流和混合的影响。
