Circumbinary accretion: From binary stars to massive binary black holes

D Lai, DJ Muñoz - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
We review recent works on the dynamics of circumbinary accretion, including time variability,
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …

The origin and evolution of multiple star systems

SSR Offner, M Moe, KM Kratter, SI Sadavoy… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Observational advances over the last decade have enabled high-resolution, interferometric
studies of forming multiple systems, statistical surveys of multiplicity in star-forming regions …

Close encounters: How stellar flybys shape planet-forming discs

N Cuello, F Ménard, DJ Price - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2023 - Springer
We review the role of stellar flybys and encounters in shaping planet-forming discs around
young stars, based on the published literature on this topic in the last 30 years. Since most …

Accretion geometry of the neutron star low mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2 from X-ray polarization measurements

R Farinelli, S Fabiani, J Poutanen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We report spectro-polarimetric results of an observational campaign of the bright neutron
star low-mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2 simultaneously observed by IXPE, NICER, and …

Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). IV. The Ringed and Warped Structure of the Disk around the Class I Protostar L1489 IRS

Y Yamato, Y Aikawa, N Ohashi, JJ Tobin… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Constraining the physical and chemical structure of young embedded disks is crucial for
understanding the earliest stages of planet formation. As part of the Early Planet Formation …

Advances in optical/infrared interferometry

F Eisenhauer, JD Monnier… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
After decades of fast-paced technical advances, optical/infrared (O/IR) interferometry has
seen a revolution in recent years:▪ The GRAVITY instrument at the Very Large Telescope …

Architecture of hierarchical stellar systems and their formation

A Tokovinin - Universe, 2021 - mdpi.com
Accumulation of new data on stellar hierarchical systems and the progress in numerical
simulations of their formation open the door to genetic classification of these systems, where …

Disk tearing: implications for black hole accretion and AGN variability

A Raj, CJ Nixon - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Accretion disks around black holes power some of the most luminous objects in the
universe. Disks that are misaligned to the black hole spin can become warped over time by …

Misaligned disks induced by infall

M Kuffmeier, CP Dullemond, S Reissl… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Arc-and tail-like structures associated with disks around Herbig stars can be a consequence
of infall events occurring after the initial collapse phase of a forming star, consistent with the …

Gemini-LIGHTS: Herbig Ae/Be and massive T tauri protoplanetary disks imaged with gemini planet imager

EA Rich, JD Monnier, A Aarnio, ASE Laws… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the complete sample of protoplanetary disks from the Gemini-Large Imaging
with the Gemini Planet Imager Herbig/T Tauri Survey, which observed bright Herbig Ae/Be …