Episodic eruptions of young accreting stars: the key role of disc thermal instability due to Hydrogen ionisation

Sergei Nayakshin, Fernando Cruz Saenz de Miera, Agnes Kospal +3

In the classical grouping of large magnitude episodic variability of young accreting stars, FUORs outshine their stars by a factor of $\sim$ 100, and can last for up to centuries;…