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Why are the largest stars, such as O-type or B-type, most likely to be in multi-star systems; while red dwarfs are least likely?

I was just reading about what percentage of stars in our galaxy and, perhaps, other galaxies are in binary systems (or trinary... etc.). Researchers keep going back and forth about whether or not most ...
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What if a white dwarf is less massive than her partner?

For example: a system with a 0.2 solar mass white dwarf orbiting a 0.25 solar mass red dwarf. Does the red dwarf steals mass from the white dwarf or vice versa.
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