Timeline for Can Binary Stars Escape Each Other?
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| Sep 22, 2020 at 23:36 | history | edited | Incredible II | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
I changed the title from "Do Binary Stars ...." to "Can Binary Stars...." The change reflects that additional discussion might be made regarding third body systems, the loss of mass and gravity experienced by active stars, and that escape may not occur in the life of the universe..
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| Aug 28, 2020 at 2:08 | answer | added | Allure | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 27, 2020 at 20:38 | history | edited | Incredible II | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
I added a mechanism that might affect binary star orbits, commented on and asked for a reference relating to the comment that stated wider orbits were higher energy.
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| Aug 14, 2020 at 19:30 | comment | added | Incredible II | I misinterpreted "orbital decay" for gravitational wave radiation GWR). Thanks for the note. Still, measurements show recession of the Moon which is attributed to dissipation due to tidal effects, a clear loss of system energy. If one calculates this recession back in time, it suggests a much closer Moon, which I believe is the common thinking. On further thinking, perhaps the GWR is a result rather than a cause of merging. | |
| Aug 14, 2020 at 19:03 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 14, 2020 at 18:34 | comment | added | G. Smith | Larger orbits have more energy, not less. LIGO detects black holes that have merged because they spiral toward each other as they radiate energy away. | |
| Aug 14, 2020 at 18:22 | history | asked | Incredible II | CC BY-SA 4.0 |