The turn-on of mass transfer in cataclysmic binaries

Details The turn-on of mass transfer in cataclysmic binaries The turn-on of mass transfer in cataclysmic binaries

Nov 1989

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 225, no. 2, Nov. 1989, p. 391-404.

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Cataclysmic Variables, Mass Transfer, Stellar Evolution, Astronomical Models, Computational Astrophysics, Gas Flow, Optical Thickness, Subsonic Flow

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The first detailed numerical computations of the turn-on involving full stellar models for the mass-losing stars in cataclysmic binaries (CBs) are presented. The estimate of the time scale on which mass transfer turns on is verified, and it is confirmed that double-polytrope evolutionary codes can adequately model the longer-term evolution of CBs and structurally similar systems. Except for relatively short turn-on phases, the mass transfer rate can be adequately computed by using the usual boundary conditions implying a sharp stellar rim.

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