Eclipsing binaries with eccentric orbits Waldemar Ogłoza
4 source of information:
C = M O + P E M O – time of referenced eclipse P – period E - epoch
O-C
Period variations diven by: Mass transfer Mass ejection 3 body Apsidal motion Magnetic braking Emission of gravitational waves …
Diagram O-C
e=0.5
Gravitational breaking
Magnietic breaking
Orbital circularisation and synchronization * radiative
* convective:
Pri: = /2 - Sec: =3 /2 - - True anomaly - Mean anomaly = 2 (t-t o ) /P
Case: i 90
Why d /dt ≠ 0
Links