Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-05-23
Astron.Astrophys.439:565-569,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
A&A in press, 5 pages (no figures)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20052654
Most stars - especially young stars - are observed to be in multiple systems. Dynamical evolution is unable to pair stars efficiently, which leads to the conclusion that star-forming cores must usually fragment into \geq 2 stars. However, the dynamical decay of systems with \geq 3 or 4 stars would result in a large single-star population that is not seen in the young stellar population. Additionally, ejections would produce a significant population of hard binaries that are not observed. This leads to a strong constraint on star formation theories that cores must typically produce only 2 or 3 stars. This conclusion is in sharp disagreement with the results of currently available numerical simulations that follow the fragmentation of molecular cores and typically predict the formation of 5--10 seeds per core. In addition, open cluster remnants may account for the majority of observed highly hierarchical higher-order multiple systems in the field.
Goodwin Simon P.
Kroupa Pavel
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