We explore the role of mass loss and convective core overshoot in the evolution of Classical Cepheids. Stellar evolution models are computed with a recipe for pulsation-driven mass loss and it is found that mass loss alone is unable to account for the long-standing Cepheid mass discrepancy. However, the combination of mass loss and moderate convective core overshooting does provide a solution, bringing the amount of convective core overshooting in Cepheids closer to that found for other stars.
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Neilson, H. R., Cantiello, M., & Langer, N. (2011). Convective Core Overshoot and Mass Loss in Classical Cepheids: A Solution to the Mass Discrepancy? 16th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, 448, 155. Retrieved from http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011ASPC..448..155N&link_type=ABSTRACT papers3://publication/uuid/BD2ECCBD-6EEA-45B3-8E1A-A921DDC0FADD
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