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| Paper: |
Origins of the Statistical Properties of Binary Systems |
| Volume: |
496, Living Together: Planets, Host Stars and Binaries |
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37 |
| Authors: |
Bate, M. R. |
| Abstract: |
Theories for the origins of the statistical properties of binary stellar systems are reviewed. The observed properties of binary stellar systems are briefly summarized, followed by the mechanisms by which binary systems may be formed. The role that accretion is thought to play in determining the final properties of binaries is discussed, and we assess how magnetic fields may affect both binary formation, and their evolution due to accretion. This is followed by a discussion of what has been learnt about the origins of the statistical properties of binary systems from hydrodynamical simulations of stellar group and cluster formation. |
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