Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke5103.&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5103. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Stars, Binary Stars
Scientific paper
As the name implies, a binary system normally consists of two stars, which are close together and therefore bound by a common gravitational field. Many binary systems have three or more components, however, and are often termed multiple stars. In many such cases there are two main components, additional members of the system being much smaller and often at considerable distance from the mai...
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