On the dynamical evolution of hierarchical triple systems
A hierarchical triple system consists of two bodies forming a binary system and a third body on a wider orbit. The evolution of the eccentricity of an initially circular inner binary of a hierarchical triple system with well separated components is examined. Systems with different mass ratios and or...
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University of Edinburgh
2001
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.651389 |