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Algol paradox

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Binary star Roche lobe Roche-lobe overflow Algol binary
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The Algol paradox is the apparently inconsistent evolutionary ordering in an Algol binary: the less massive star is more evolved, whereas higher-mass isolated main sequence stars normally exhaust core fuel sooner. Binary mass-ratio reversal resolves it by identifying the present donor as the initially more massive star.

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