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不对准的自旋和轨道轴导致DI武仙座的异常进动

Misaligned spin and orbital axes cause the anomalous precession of DI Herculis

Simon Albrecht, Sabine Reffert, Ignas A. G. Snellen, Joshua N. Winn

摘要:

双星的轨道进动是由于广义相对论效应、恒星非球面性所产生的力,以及来自系统中其他恒星或行星的力。对于大多数双星,理论和观测到的岁差率是一致的。然而,有一个系统-- DI Herculis --30年来一直拒绝解释。观测到的岁差速率是理论速率的四分之一,这一分歧曾被解释为广义相对论失败的证据。在当代的解释是存在一个环双星行星和一个大的倾斜恒星自转轴相对于轨道。在这里,我们报告说,这两颗恒星的DI武仙座旋转与他们的自旋轴几乎垂直于轨道轴(与通常的假设相反的近距离双星)。旋转引起的恒星扁率导致岁差的方向与相对论岁差的方向相反,从而调和理论和观察到的速率。

英文摘要:

The orbits of binary stars precess as a result of general relativistic effects, forces arising from the asphericity of the stars, and forces from additional stars or planets in the system. For most binaries, the theoretical and observed precession rates are in agreement. One system, however -- DI Herculis -- has resisted explanation for 30 years. The observed precession rate is a factor of four slower than the theoretical rate, a disagreement that once was interpreted as evidence for a failure of general relativity. Among the contemporary explanations are the existence of a circumbinary planet and a large tilt of the stellar spin axes with respect to the orbit. Here we report that both stars of DI Herculis rotate with their spin axes nearly perpendicular to the orbital axis (contrary to the usual assumption for close binary stars). The rotationally induced stellar oblateness causes precession in the direction opposite to that of relativistic precession, thereby reconciling the theoretical and observed rates.

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