Roche lobe overflow

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astrophysical process
gptkbp:cause gptkb:X-ray_binaries
gptkb:Type_Ia_supernova
cataclysmic variables
accretion disk formation
gptkbp:firstDescribed 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roche lobe overflow
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Roche_lobe
mass transfer
donor star
accretor star
gptkbp:namedAfter Édouard Roche
gptkbp:occurredIn binary star systems
gptkbp:relatedTo compact objects
gravitational wave sources
close binary evolution
gptkbp:requires donor star fills Roche lobe
gptkbp:result mass gain by accretor star
mass loss from donor star
gptkbp:studiedIn stellar evolution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-ray_binaries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6