On mass-transfer rates in classical nova precursors

Details On mass-transfer rates in classical nova precursors On mass-transfer rates in classical nova precursors

Jan 1992

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 384, Jan. 10, 1992, p. 580-586. Research supported by Japan Society for the

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Accretion Disks, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass Ejection, Astronomical Models, Distribution Functions, Gravitational Waves, Mass Transfer, Stellar Winds, White Dwarf Stars

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A simple model is presented to describe the evolution of CVs. The frequency with which long-period CVs experience classical nova outbursts is predicted to be 20-35 times the frequency with which short-period CVs experience such outbursts, whereas the number of observable CVs with small accretion rates is estimated to be comparable with the number of observable CVs with large accretion rates. Hence, known CVs with small accretion rates are not expected to have experienced a recent nova event and CVs with the highest accretion rates have the greatest chance of being associated with an historical nova. This may help understand why most known precursors and followers of historical novae show high accretion rates.

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