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On the mass-radius relation in close binary systems

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In a close binary system with circular orbits in which mass transfer occurs when material from one star fills up and possibly spills over its Roche lobe, the usual mass-radius relation cannot be used as it would lead to unreasonable results in some situations.

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics and Astronomy, University of Monitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    T. T. Chia

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Chia, T.T. On the mass-radius relation in close binary systems. Astrophys Space Sci 51, 33–38 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642455

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