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The Dynamical Evolution of Trapezium Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

C. Allen  and
A. Poveda
C. Allen
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
A. Poveda
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Abstract

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To study the dynamical evolution of trapezia, the equations of motion of the member stars in 30 different trapezia were integrated numerically. It was found that two-thirds of the trapezia still remain as such after 106 yr. Thus, the dynamical ages of trapezia containing O-stars are only slightly shorter than their nuclear ages. The properties of the binaries formed during the computations are studied. The numerical results are discussed from the observational point of view.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 62: The Stability of the Solar System , 1974 , pp. 239 - 246
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1974 

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