Mass Transfer in the Binary Star Algol
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Description: This site shows the dynamic hydrodynamic models have shown that the circumstellar flow in Algol is relatively independent of the initial speed and direction of the tidal stream. Rather, the flow dynamics are determined primarily by the strength of radiative cooling, which depends on the density of the gas in the mass transfer stream.
Mass Transfer in the Binary Star Algol HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF THE MASS TRANSFER IN ALGOL , Mercedes T. Richards & of this paper is available in postscript form in our Algol contains a short period semi-detached binary star system with a main sequence primary star and an evolved subgiant companion in close orbital motion about one another. Roche lobe overflow from the companion produces a tidal stream which free falls from the inner Lagrangian point towards the primary under the influence of gravity and the Coriolis force. We used the numerical code VH-1 to generate 2D time-dependent hydrodynamic simulations of the Algol binary.
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