Effects of tidal distortion on binary-star velocity curves and ellipsoidal variation

Details Effects of tidal distortion on binary-star velocity curves and ellipsoidal variation Effects of tidal distortion on binary-star velocity curves and ellipsoidal variation

Jan 1976

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Astrophysical Journal, vol. 203, Jan. 1, 1976, pt. 1, p. 182-186.

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Binary Stars, Radial Velocity, Stellar Mass, X Ray Sources, Gravitational Effects, Light Curve, Mass Ratios, Mass Transfer, Orbital Velocity, Tides, X Ray Binaries

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Radial velocity curves for the more massive components of binaries with extreme mass ratios can show a large distortion due to tides, as first recognized by Sterne. Binaries in which the effect is large should be rare because nearly all such binaries would be in the rapid phase of mass transfer. However, the optical counterparts of some X-ray binaries may show the effect, which would then serve as a new means of extracting considerable information from the observations. The essential parts of the computational procedure are given. Light curves for ellipsoidal variables with extreme mass ratios were also computed, and were found to be less sinusoidal than those with normal mass ratios.

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