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Roche-lobe period-mass relation for a linear donor radius law (P/P0​=Md​/M⊙​)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics Astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Binary star Roche lobe Roche-lobe-filling period-density relation
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For contact with Rd​/R⊙​=Md​/M⊙​ and RL​/a=f(Md​/M)1/3, Kepler's third law gives P0​=2πR⊙3​/(f3GM⊙​)​. The total binary mass cancels. The linear period relation depends on that particular equilibrium radius sequence; a donor with a different stellar radius response exponent follows a different mass-period relation.

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