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Isotropic re-emission from a binary star

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Physics Branch of physics Astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Binary star Cataclysmic variable
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In isotropic re-emission, transferred mass is expelled from the vicinity of the accretor and carries the accretor's specific orbital angular momentum. The total binary mass and orbital angular momentum then decrease even though the accretor retains no net mass.

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