KITP: triples

Yesterday we talked about triples.
It is an interesting thing that as we seem to not find any binaries in clusters, we do find triples... hmm.

First Rosemary discussed stability of triples - dynamical stability of isolated triples to internal spontaneous ejection - looking at analytic criteria for overlapping resonances to second order in the disturbing function

then Ivanova and meself talked - first Ivanova skated through the theoretical zoo of dynamically formed triples, stable and not, finishing with a teaser about 4U1820-303, then I talked about The Triple.

PSR1620-26 in M4 - The Triple

all on video and podcast as always.

My strange attire is due to 67% of my wardrobe being rendered temporarily unwearable by the Strange Episode of the Very Muddy Rollerblades



how come Leicester has all the prettiest pictures?

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