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Under these conditions Eq. (6) reduces to α = (b+1) + 4bτ12e.

The investigation amounts (or boils down) to finding out the causes of ...

The calculation reduces to the solution of the following equation: ...

It was not long ago that the subject of star formation was limited to theoretical speculation.

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