CAN WE TRUST MODELS FOR ADIABATIC MASS LOSS?
CAN WE TRUST MODELS FOR ADIABATIC MASS LOSS?
In interacting binaries, comparison of a donor star's radial response to mass loss with the response of its Roche radius determines whether mass loss persists and, if so, determines the timescale and stability of the ensuing evolutionary phase. For giants with deep convective envelopes, the canonical description holds that once …