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20242026
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10 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Evolution of fractality in centrally concentrated young clusters

Almat Akhmetali, Adilkhan Assilkhan, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low +6

We investigate the structural evolution of young star clusters forming within centrally concentrated molecular clouds. Our simulations use the Torch framework, which integrates the…

astro-ph.GA2026

Dynamical Cluster Assembly Framework (D-CAF): The Link Between Star Cluster Formation and Expansion Rates

Juan P. Farias, Alison Sills

We introduce the Dynamical Cluster Assembly Framework (D-CAF), an AMUSE-based framework designed to connect embedded star formation histories to the dynamical evolution of young st…

astro-ph.GA2026

Simulating Star Formation and Star Cluster Assembly in the Aquila Rift Using Archival Observations

Jeremy Karam, Michiko S. Fujii, Rachel Friesen +1

We simulate star formation and star cluster assembly inside a molecular cloud with parameters we derive directly from observations of the Aquila Rift. We model the evolution of sta…

astro-ph.SR2026

The collision and merger products of stars do not look alike: A magnetohydrodynamics comparison

Pavan Vynatheya, Taeho Ryu, Chen Wang +2

A significant fraction of stars experience close interactions, including collisions resulting from gravitational encounters and mergers within close binary systems. These processes…

astro-ph.SR2025

The Blue Lurker WOCS 14020: A Long-Period Post-Common-Envelope Binary in M67 Originating from a Merger in a Triple System

Emily M. Leiner, Natalie M. Gosnell, Aaron M. Geller +3

We present Hubble Space Telescope far-ultraviolet (FUV) spectra of a blue-lurkerwhite-dwarf (BL-WD) binary system in the 4 Gyr open cluster M67. We fit the FUV spectrum of the W…

astro-ph.GA2025

Massive Interacting Binaries Enhance Feedback in Star-Forming Regions

Claude Cournoyer-Cloutier, Eric P. Andersson, Sabrina M. Appel +9

We present a new framework to incorporate feedback from massive interacting binaries in simulations of star cluster formation. Our new feedback model adds binary stellar evolution…