Abstract
Recent satellite observations of close binary systems show that practically all binaries exhibit evidence of mass flow and that, where the observations are sufficiently detailed, a fraction of the matter flowing out of the mass-losing component is accreted by the companion and the remainder is lost from the binary system. The mass flow is not conservative. During the phase of dynamic mass flow, the companion star becomes immersed in optically-thick plasma and the physical properties of that star elude close scrutiny.
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Kondo, Y. Mass flow in interacting binaries observed in the ultraviolet. Space Sci Rev 50, 79–84 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00215920
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00215920