Minimum period-to-donor-mass ratio for conservative evolution
= Minimum period-to-donor-mass ratio for conservative evolution
{title2=$M_d=5M/8$}
At fixed total mass $M$ and period-product invariant, $P/M_d^2$ is proportional to $[M_d^5(M-M_d)^3]^{-1}$. Its unique global minimum occurs at donor mass $5M/8$ and accretor mass $3M/8$. It is useful for testing all possible conservative progenitors against a pre-overflow period bound.