The role of thermal instability in accretion outbursts in high-mass stars Vardan G. Elbakyan, Sergei Nayakshin, Alessio Caratti o Garatti, Rolf Kuiper and Zhen Guo A&A, 692 (2024) A256 Published online: 17 December 2024 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451758