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The 11 pages that link to Roche-lobe overflow, each with the reason it gives.

• Atmospheric escapeRelated: For close-in planets, stellar tides can help drive atmospheric gas beyond the planet's gravitational domain.

• X-ray binaryRelated: A companion can feed the compact object when it fills its Roche lobe.

• Millisecond pulsarRelated: It can feed the accretion that spins up a millisecond pulsar.

• Scorpius X-1Related: This process is thought to feed matter from the companion into Scorpius X-1.

• Cataclysmic variable starRelated: The companion usually feeds the white dwarf by overflowing its Roche lobe.

• X-ray pulsarRelated: It can feed an accreting neutron star in a close X-ray binary.

• Chthonian planetRelated: A close orbit can let a planet’s expanding atmosphere spill toward its star.