>A Star in a Binary Fills Its Roche Lobe

A Star in a Binary Fills Its Roche Lobe

This animation illustrates that if one of the stars in a binary system expands to fill its Roche lobe, matter can begin to flow into an accretion ring around the other star. Usage: Click "Play" to begin and "Stop" to pause. "Step" moves forward one step and "Back" moves backwards one step. "Home" returns to the beginning from any point.