Binary evolution using the theory of osculating orbits I. Conservative Algol evolution
Binary evolution using the theory of osculating orbits I. Conservative Algol evolution
Context. Studies of conservative mass transfer in interacting binar y systems widely assume that orbital angular momentum is conserved. However, this only holds under physically unrealistic assumptions. Aims. Our aim is to calculate the evolution of Algol binaries within the framework of the osculating orbital theory, which considers the perturbing …