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CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE STARS
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By: |
Brian Warner, Andrew King, Douglas Lin |
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Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
052154209X |
ISBN 13: |
9780521542098 |
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
23 July, 2003 |
Series: |
Cambridge Astrophysics No.28 |
Pages: |
596 |
Description: |
This timely volume provides the first comprehensive survey of cataclysmic variable stars, integrating theory and observation into a single, synthesised text. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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46 b/w illus. 2 maps 64 tables |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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