Abstract
Binary formation is the dominant mode of star formation in the nearby Taurus and Ophiuchus star forming regions. I describe very briefly our present understanding of multiplicity among the youngest stars, the evolution and structure of their circumstellar disks, and their potential as sites of planetary system formation.
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Simon, M. Binaries and multiple systems among the young stars. Astrophys Space Sci 223, 45–54 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989152
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