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伴随白矮星反冲的轨道演化

Orbital evolution with white-dwarf kicks

Jeremy S. Heyl

摘要:

最近对球状星团中白矮星的观测表明,这些恒星在成为巨星期间可能会得到一个速度反冲。如果在渐近巨星分支上的质量损失是稍微不对称的,那么这种速度反冲就可以自然地产生。如果白矮星受到一个与双星轨道速度相当的反冲,轨道的初始龙格-伦茨矢量(偏心率矢量)就会被一个指向初始角动量和力的叉积的分量所取代。最后的偏心率可能是统一的,如果反冲足够大,系统可能会被破坏。这些结果可能对双星和行星系统的演化产生重要的影响

英文摘要:

Recent observations of white dwarfs in globular clusters indicate that these stars may get a velocity kick during their time as giants. This velocity kick could originate naturally if the mass loss while on the asymptotic giant branch is slightly asymmetric. If white dwarfs get a kick comparable to the orbital velocity of the binary, the initial Runge-Lenz vector (eccentricity vector) of the orbit is damped to be replaced by a component pointing toward the cross product of the initial angular momentum and the force. The final eccentricity may be of order unity and if the kick is sufficiently large, the system may be disrupted. These results may have important ramifications for the evolution of binary stars and planetary systems

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