Revisiting the pre-main-sequence evolution of stars

Author: Kunitomo Masanobu   Guillot Tristan   Takeuchi Taku   Ida Shigeru  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|599|issue|A49-A49

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.599, Iss.issue, 2017-02, pp. : A49-A49

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Abstract

Context. Protostars grow from the first formation of a small seed and subsequent accretion of material. Recent theoretical work has shown that the pre-main-sequence (PMS) evolution of stars is much more complex than previously envisioned. Instead of the traditional steady, one-dimensional solution, accretion may be episodic and not necessarily symmetrical, thereby affecting the energy deposited inside the star and its interior structure.