Asymmetric binaries and hierarchy of states in self-gravitating systems

De Martino, A.; Votyakov, E. V.; Gross, D. H. E.

Asymmetric binaries and hierarchy of states in self-gravitating systems

Authors

De Martino, A.

Votyakov, E. V.

Gross, D. H. E.

Description

We complete the analysis of the equilibrium shapes of rotating self-gravitating gases initiated in Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 031101 (2002) (cond-mat/0202140) by studying the formation and thermodynamics of asymmetric binaries and by introducing a family of order parameters to classify the possible equilibrium states.
4 pages, 5 figures