4 papers
Detection of a septuple stellar system in formation via disk fragmentation
Shanghuo Li, Henrik Beuther, André Oliva +15
Stellar multiple systems play a pivotal role in cluster dynamics and stellar evolution, leading to intense astronomical phenomena like X-ray binaries, gamma-ray bursts, Type Ia sup…
Star Formation
Rajika Kuruwita, Åukasz Tychoniec, Christoph Federrath
In this chapter, we will cover how stars form from the stellar nurseries that are giant molecular clouds. We will first review the physical processes that compete to regulate star…
Orbital Architectures of Planet-Hosting Binaries III. Testing Mutual Inclinations of Stellar and Planetary Orbits in Triple-Star Systems
Elise L. Evans, Trent J. Dupuy, Kendall Sullivan +7
Transiting planets in multiple-star systems, especially high-order multiples, make up a small fraction of the known planet population but provide unique opportunities to study the…
Protostellar spin-up and fast rotator formation through binary star formation
Rajika L. Kuruwita, Christoph Federrath, Marina Kounkel
(Edited) Many fast rotator stars (rotation periods of < 2 days) are found in unresolved binaries with separations of tens of au. This correlation leads to the question of whether t…