Multiple Star Formation from N-Body System Decay
Abstract
The dynamical decays of random, unstable, negative-energy, n-body systems have been followed numerically, to investigate the statistics of stable decay products. From initial quadruple systems, about 20% of the products were stable triples while 30% resulted from initial quintuple systems. These numbers are consistent with the observed ratio of triples to binaries, especially for the higher-multiplicity initial systems.
- Publication:
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Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica, vol. 3
- Pub Date:
- May 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977RMxAA...3..209H