The formation of extreme mass ratio binary stars: a tribute to Eduardo De lgado Donate

TL;DR

This paper pays tribute to Eduardo Delgado's work on the formation of extreme mass ratio binary stars, highlighting his recent progress and scientific contributions before his untimely death.

Contribution

It summarizes Eduardo Delgado's latest research on the formation mechanisms of extreme mass ratio binaries, emphasizing his significant advancements in this area.

Findings

Progress on understanding binary star formation

Insights into extreme mass ratio binary systems

Eduardo's contributions to astrophysics

Abstract

Eduardo Delgado was due to have presented a poster at this meeting on his latest results on the formation of extreme mass ratio binaries. Tragically, Eduardo was among those killed in a hiking accident in Tenerife earlier this year. As his PhD supervisor, and as a longstanding collaborator, the organisers of this meeting kindly invited me to incorporate a report on his most recent work into a more general tribute to his life and work. I will reflect on Eduardo's scientific career, the problems that motivated him and his achievements, focusing particularly on a problem which had intrigued us both for several years and on which Eduardo was making important progress at the time of his death. Finally, I will mention the personal qualities that Eduardo brought to his work and the acute sense of loss that is shared by all those - friends and collaborators - who were privileged to know him.