Cataclysmic variable stars
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Cataclysmic variable stars
（Cambridge astrophysics series, 28）
Cambridge University Press, 1995
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The study of cataclysmic variables - interacting binary stars containing a white dwarf accreting from an orbiting companion - is undergoing an exciting renaissance, as it embraces observations at all wavelengths. Cataclysmic variables allow, in particular, the direct and detailed study of equilibrium and non-equilibrium accretion discs; in turn these developments also help in our understanding of X-ray binaries, black holes and active galactic nuclei. This timely volume provides the first comprehensive survey of cataclysmic variable stars, integrating theory and observation into a single, synthesised text. An introductory chapter gives the historical background of studies of cataclysmic variables. The author then goes on to give an up-to-date review of both the observations (at all wavelengths, and over all time-scales), the theories, the models of the structures and accretion processes believed to be involved. A very detailed bibliography is also provided to guide the reader to pertinent primary literature.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Historical development
- 2. Structure of non-magnetic systems
- 3. Dwarf novae
- 4. Nova-like variables and nova remnants
- 5. Novae in eruption
- 6. Polars
- 7. Intermediate polars
- 8. DQ Herculis stars
- 9. Evolution of cataclysmic variables
- Bibliography
- Index.
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