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From the results of numerical scattering experiments and simulations of a massive black hole binary in spherically symmetric and shallow cores it has been deduced that most likely the shrinking process stalls due to loss-cone depletion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Christian Zier

Optical observations of normal-stars in binary systems with massive unseen objects have been proposed to search for candidate black holes (BHs) and provide a direct measurement of their dynamical masses. In this paper, we have performed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-04 Yong Shao , Xiang-Dong Li

As it is well known for stiff equations of state an existence of neutron stars with masses $\ga 2 M_{\sun}$ is possible. Especially interesting possibility is opened if the equation of state based on the Skyrme theory is realized in nature.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. B. Popov , M. E. Prokhorov

The typical product of the star formation process is a binary star. Binaries have provided the first dynamical measures of the masses of pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars, providing support for the calibrations of PMS evolutionary tracks.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Robert D. Mathieu , Andrea M. Ghez , Eric L. N. Jensen , Michal Simon

The frequency of planets in binaries is an important issue in the field of extrasolar planet studies, because of its relevance in estimating of the global planet population of our Galaxy and the clues it can give to our understanding of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Bonavita , S. Desidera

Binary interactions are commonplace among massive stars, giving rise observed phenomena such as X-ray binaries, stripped stars & supernovae, and gravitational-wave sources. The multiplicity properties of massive stars thus represent a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-22 Tomer Shenar

Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are important to chemical evolution at metallicity $Z \sim 0.0001$ ($\text{[Fe/H]} \approx -2.2$) as they contribute significantly to the production of nitrogen, lead, and dust in the early Universe. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-14 Zara Osborn , Amanda Karakas , Devika Kamath , Robert Izzard , Alex Kemp , Chiaki Kobayashi

We investigate the nature of stellar populations of major galaxy mergers between late-type spirals considerably abundant in interstellar medium by performing numerical simulations designed to solve both the dynamical and chemical evolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Kenji Bekki , Yasuhiro Shioya

The presence of a nearby companion alters the evolution of massive stars in binary systems, leading to phenomena such as stellar mergers, X-ray binaries and gamma-ray bursts. Unambiguous constraints on the fraction of massive stars affected…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-30 H. Sana , S. E. de Mink , A. de Koter , N. Langer , C. J. Evans , M. Gieles , E. Gosset , R. G. Izzard , J. -B. Le Bouquin , F. R. N. Schneider

We calculate herein the late stages of terrestrial planet accumulation around a solar type star that has a binary companion with semimajor axis larger than the terrestrial planet region. We perform more than one hundred simulations to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Elisa V. Quintana , Fred C. Adams , Jack J. Lissauer , John E. Chambers

Recent observations of binary stars in the Galactic field show that the binary fraction and the mean orbital separation both decrease as a function of decreasing primary mass. We present $N$-body simulations of the effects of dynamical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Richard J. Parker , Michael R. Meyer

The high multiplicity of massive stars in dense, young clusters is established early in their evolution. The mechanism behind this remains unresolved. Recent results suggest that massive protostars may capture companions through disk…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Nickolas Moeckel , John Bally

We study the orbital evolution of wide binary stars in the solar neighborhood due to gravitational perturbations from passing stars. We include the effects of the Galactic tidal field and continue to follow the stars after they become…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-01-08 Yan-Fei Jiang , Scott Tremaine

Whether considering rare astrophysical events on cosmological scales or unresolved stellar populations, accurate models must account for the integrated contribution from the entire history of star formation upon which that population is…

Using "Scenario Machine" we have carried out population synthesis of radio pulsar with black hole binaries (BH+Psr) in context of the most wide assumptions about star mass loss during evolution, binary stars mass ratio distribution, kick…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 V. M. Lipunov , A. I. Bogomazov , M. K. Abubekerov

We review spectroscopic results concerning multiple stellar populations in globularclusters. The cluster initial mass is the most important parameter determining the fraction of second generation stars. The threshold for the onset of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-18 Raffaele Gratton

The vast majority of binary systems are disrupted at the moment of the first supernova, resulting in an unbound compact object and companion star. These ejected companion stars contribute to the observed population of runaway stars.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-03 Tom Wagg , David D. Hendriks , Mathieu Renzo , Katelyn Breivik

Using our Binary Population And Spectral Synthesis (BPASS) code we explore the effects on star-formation rate indicators of stochastically sampling the stellar initial mass function, adding a cluster mass dependent stellar upper-mass limit…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 John J. Eldridge

Although rare, massive stars, being the main sources of ionizing radiation, chemical enrichment and mechanical energy in the Galaxy, are the most important objects of the stellar population. This review presents the many different aspects…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yael Naze

Population synthesis is used to model the number of neutron stars in globular clusters that are observed as LMXBs and millisecond PSRs. The dynamical interaction between binary and single stars in a GC are assumed to take place with a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. G. Kuranov , K. A. Postnov