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The 9 pages that link to Roche lobe, each with the reason it gives.

• Binary starRelated: Matter crossing this boundary can flow between the stars.

• Eclipsing binaryRelated: Its shape helps determine whether close companions distort or exchange material during eclipses.

• HD 209458 bRelated: Escaping gas can spread beyond the planet’s gravitational boundary.

• PhotoevaporationRelated: A close-in planet’s small Roche lobe can make atmospheric escape easier.

• AlgolRelated: The donor star’s expansion past this boundary enabled mass transfer in Algol.

• Cataclysmic variable starRelated: Its boundary determines when the companion can transfer matter to the white dwarf.