In 2001 Bo Reipurth of the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Cathie Clarke of Cambridge suggested that brown dwarfs are the victims of sibling rivalry.

• 2001年，夏威夷大学希洛校区的瑞普斯（BoReipurth）与英国剑桥的克拉克（CathieClarke）认为，棕矮星是兄弟阋墙的受害者。