Jiang, Dengkai https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4265-7783
Chen, Kun https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2432-5603
Li, Jiao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-1990
Ge, Hongwei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6398-0195
Li, Zhenwei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1421-4427
Chen, Hailiang
Chen, Xuefei https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5284-8001
Han, Zhanwen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9204-7778
Funding for this research was provided by:
MOST ∣ National Natural Science Foundation of China (12288102)
Article Title: Merger of Noncompact Binaries: Triggering Mechanisms and Merger Timescales of W UMa Contact Binaries
Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal
Article Type: paper
Copyright Information: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Publication dates
Date Received: 2025-11-11
Date Accepted: 2026-01-09
Online publication date: 2026-02-12