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The Formation of Contact and Very Close Binaries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2007
Abstract
We explore the possibility that all close binaries, i.e. those with periods < 3 days, including contact binaries, are produced from initially wider binaries by the action of a triple companion through the medium of Kozai Cycles with Tidal Friction (KCTF).
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S246: Dynamical Evolution of Dense Stellar Systems , September 2007 , pp. 267 - 268
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008
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