http://arxiv.org/abs/2201.01243
Close, compact, hierarchical, multiple stellar systems, i.e., multiples having an outer orbital period from months to a few years, comprise a small, but continuously growing group of the triple and multiple star zoo. Many of them consist of at least one eclipsing pair of stars and, therefore, exhibit readily observable short-term dynamical interactions among the components. Thus, their dynamical and astrophysical properties can be explored with high precision. In this paper we present an overview of the history of the search for additional components around eclipsing binaries from the first serendipitous discoveries to more systematic recent studies. We describe the different observational detection methods and discuss their connections to the different kinds of astrophysical and dynamical information that can be mined from the different datasets. Moreover, the connection amongst the observable phenomena and the long-term dynamics of such systems is also discussed.
T. Borkovits
Wed, 5 Jan 22
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Comments: Invited review article accepted for publication in the journal Galaxies, special issue “What’s New under the Binary Suns” (eds. R. E. Wilson and W. Van Hamme), 40 pages (incl. 8 pages of reference list)
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