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Binary Star Formation

Binary Star Formation is the subfield of star-formation theory that investigates the physical processes—primarily core or disk fragmentation and, more rarely, dynamical capture—through which two protostars emerge and become gravitationally bound to co-orbit as a binary stellar system from their natal environment.

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Star Formation in Molecular Clouds: Observation and Theory

Frank H. Shu, Fred C. Adams, Susana Lizano · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1987 · 2.4K citations

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Self-similar collapse of isothermal spheres and star formation

Frank H. Shu · The Astrophysical Journal · 1977 · 1.7K citations

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Supernovae of type I as end products of the evolution of binaries with components of moderate initial mass (M not greater than about 9 solar masses)

Jr. Iben I. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 1984 · 1.7K citations

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Shrinking Binary and Planetary Orbits by Kozai Cycles with Tidal Friction

The Astrophysical Journal · 2007 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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The merger that led to the formation of the Milky Way’s inner stellar halo and thick disk

Nature · 2018 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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  1. QZ
    Qizhou Zhang

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    36 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. PC
    P. Caselli

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany

    28 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. CC
    C. Codella

    Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Italy

    30 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. RC
    R. Cesaroni

    Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Italy

    28 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. ZH
    Zhanwen Han

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    26 publications · 3.4K citations

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  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    72 h-index

    407 publications

    31.4K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    68 h-index

    768 publications

    51.4K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    60 h-index

    338 publications

    27.5K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    57 h-index

    398 publications

    21.3K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    50 h-index

    229 publications

    14.9K citations

  6. European Southern Observatory

    Garching bei München, Germany

    48 h-index

    155 publications

    8.1K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    46 h-index

    134 publications

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  8. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    45 h-index

    256 publications

    13.6K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 739 publications · 64.3K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    567 publications · 38.9K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    411 publications · 25.2K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    88 publications · 5.3K citations

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 111 publications · 6.6K citations

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