Stellar Encounters in the Context of Outburst Phenomena

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: gan, Duncan, Rice, Ken
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 03.11.2009
• Subjects: Accretion disks; Binary stars; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Deposition; Fluid flow; Gravitation; Luminosity; Mathematical models; Outbursts; Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics; Protostars; Radiative transfer; Smooth particle hydrodynamics; Stability; Stellar systems

Young stellar systems are known to undergo outbursts, where the star experiences an increased accretion rate, and the system's luminosity increases accordingly. The archetype is the FU Orionis (FU Ori) outburst, where the accretion rate can increase by three orders of magnitude (and the brightn...