English
Related papers

Related papers: On the orbital evolution of binaries with circumbi…

200 papers

Much of the parameter space relevant to the evolution of astrophysical circumbinary accretion discs remains unexplored. We have carried out a suite of circumbinary disc simulations surveying both disc thickness and kinematic viscosity,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-08 Alexander J. Dittmann , Geoffrey Ryan

We consider the evolution of a binary system interacting due to tidal effects without restriction on the orientation of the orbital, and where significant, spin angular momenta, and orbital eccentricity. We work in the low tidal forcing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-11 P. B. Ivanov , J. C. B. Papaloizou

It is usually thought that viscous torque works to align a circumbinary disk with the binary's orbital plane. However, recent numerical simulations suggest that the disk may evolve to a configuration perpendicular to the binary orbit…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-11 J. J. Zanazzi , Dong Lai

The orbital decay of binaries containing a primary sub-giant or red giant star and a stellar or substellar companion is investigated. The tide raised in the primary by the companion leads to an exchange of angular momentum between the orbit…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-19 Meng Sun , Phil Arras , Nevin N. Weinberg , Nicholas W. Troup , Steven R. Majewski

Circumbinary accretion occurs throughout the universe, from the formation of stars and planets to the aftermath of major galactic mergers. We present an extensive investigation of circumbinary accretion disks, studying circular binaries…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-13 Alexander J. Dittmann , Geoffrey Ryan

Many stars are in binaries or higher-order multiple stellar systems. Although in recent years a large number of binaries have been proven to host exoplanets, how planet formation proceeds in multiple stellar systems has not been studied…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Francesco Zagaria , Giovanni P. Rosotti , Giuseppe Lodato

Martin & Lubow (2017) found that an initially sufficiently misaligned low mass protoplanetary disc around an eccentric binary undergoes damped nodal oscillations of tilt angle and longitude of ascending node. Dissipation causes evolution…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 Rebecca G. Martin , Stephen H. Lubow

We determine the evolution of a giant planet-disk system that orbits a member of a binary star system and is mildly inclined with respect to the binary orbital plane. The planet orbit and disk are initially mutually coplanar. We analyze the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Stephen H. Lubow , Rebecca G. Martin

Starting with a post-Newtonian description of compact binary systems, we derive a set of equations that describes the evolution of the orbital angular momentum and both spin vectors during inspiral. We find regions of phase space that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jeremy D. Schnittman

We present the results of hydrodynamic simulations of the formation and subsequent orbital evolution of giant planets embedded in a circumbinary disc. We assume that a 20 earth masses core has migrated to the edge of the inner cavity formed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Arnaud Pierens , Richard P. Nelson

We explore the evolution of a giant planet that interacts with a circumbinary disc that orbits a misaligned binary by means of analytic models and hydrodynamical simulations. Planet-disc interactions lead to mutual tilt oscillations between…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-10 Rebecca G. Martin , Stephen H. Lubow

Warped accretion discs are expected in many protostellar binary systems. In this paper, we study the long-term evolution of disc warp and precession for discs with dimensionless thickness $H/r$ larger than their viscosity parameter…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Francois Foucart , Dong Lai

Stellar winds shape the evolution of stars through the loss of mass. In binary systems, they also shape the stars' evolution by modifying the orbit. In this paper, we use hydrodynamic simulations to study the emergence of nearly-isothermal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 Morgan MacLeod , Abraham Loeb

The evolution of a protostellar binary system is investigated while it is embedded in its parent molecular cloud core and acted upon by gas drag due to dynamical friction. Approximate analytical results are obtained for the energy and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 U. Gorti , H. C. Bhatt

In our current interpretation of the hierarchical structure of the universe it is well established that galaxies collide and merge with each other during their lifetime. If massive black holes (MBHs) reside in galactic centres, we expect…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Pau Amaro-Seoane , Patrick Brem , Jorge Cuadra

We carry out numerical simulations of circumbinary discs, solving the viscous hydrodynamics equations on a polar grid covering an extended disc outside the binary co-orbital region. We use carefully controlled outer boundary conditions and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 Ryan Miranda , Diego Muñoz , Dong Lai

The orbital decay of binary systems is a critical process for understanding the evolution of massive binary black holes (MBBHs) and binary star formation. Performing high-resolution three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-20 Tomoaki Matsumoto , Kenta Hotokezaka , Kohei Inayoshi

After the companion dynamically plunges through the primary's envelope, the two cores remain surrounded by a common envelope and the decrease of the orbital period $P_\text{orb}$ stalls. The subsequent evolution has never been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-14 Damien Gagnier , Ondřej Pejcha

Context. Binary systems can be born surrounded by circumbinary discs. The gaseous discs surrounding either of the two stellar companions can have their life extended by the supply of mass arriving from the circumbinary disc. Aims. The…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-05 Francesco Marzari , Gennaro D'Angelo

We study the evolution of circumbinary disks under the gravitational influence of the binary using two-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations to investigate the impact of disk and binary parameters on the dynamical aspects of the disk. To…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-14 Daniel Thun , Wilhelm Kley , Giovanni Picogna