Questions Regarding PHOEBE: Semi-Detached Binary Systems and Plot Customization

[mousam100]

Hello Developers,

I have two questions regarding PHOEBE and its plotting:

Is it possible to simulate a binary system with Semi-Detached parameters and the S.D filter that undergoes mass transfer, transitioning from a Semi-Detached state to a Contact state?

How can I change the axis label sizes and the xtick and ytick sizes in PHOEBE mesh plots?
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IN THIS CODE:
%matplotlib inline
afig, mplfig = b['mesh01@model'].plot(x='ws', show=True)
mplfig.savefig('mesh1.png')

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Thank you for your assistance.

[kecnry]

Is it possible to simulate a binary system with Semi-Detached parameters and the S.D filter that undergoes mass transfer, transitioning from a Semi-Detached state to a Contact state?

Unfortunately, no, systems must either be always or never in contact and each component has a fixed mass (in time).

How can I change the axis label sizes and the xtick and ytick sizes in PHOEBE mesh plots?

You can modify the mplfig (which is a matplotlib figure object) using any matplotlib settings/commands between phoebe and saving it. See #906 for a similar discussion (but for corner plots from distributions).

Hope this helps!

[mousam100]

Thanks Kyle.