Apr 1985
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Reports on Progress in Physics (ISSN 0034-4885), vol. 48, April 1985, p. 483-530.
Physics
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Binary Stars, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Structure, Accretion Disks, Adiabatic Conditions, Dwarf Stars, Equations Of Motion, Hydrodynamics, Main Sequence Stars, Optical Thickness, Stellar Gravitation, Stellar Luminosity, Symbiosis
Scientific paper
The present state of understanding of the cause of stellar explosions in novae and related systems is examined. Two physical phenomena unique to cataclysmic variables are the occurrence of a cool, Roche-lobe filling binary component with a compact companion, and a rotationally supported accretion disc about this compact companion. The conceptual advances that cataclysmic variables have contributed to present understanding of these astrophysical structures, largely through tests based on eruption behavior in dwarf novae and symbiotic variables, are reviewed. The distinctly different conditions of classical nova explosions are briefly explored.
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