Binary Stars: Overview

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Jan 2002

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2374. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Binary Stars

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Binary stars are pairs of stars in a gravitationally bound, periodic orbit around their common center of mass. Half or more of all stars are parts of binary systems, and this can reach 90% where the census is very complete. In most cases, the two stars of a binary formed together, out of a single gas cloud, and so have the same age and the same initial chemical composition. A few systems arise fr...

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