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The J vs. M Relation for Binary Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

J. E. Tohline
J. E. Tohline*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001, U.S.A.

Abstract

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For a given mass M and environmental temperature T, there is a well-defined angular momentum Jmax above which physical systems cannot exist as self-gravitating entities. The quantity Jmax α M2 T−½. Observations of J and M in young binary systems should put useful constraints on the temperature of the medium from which they formed.

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 8: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1988 , 1989 , pp. 137 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989

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