A comparison of optical and X-ray novae

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Binary Stars, Novae, Stellar Mass Accretion, White Dwarf Stars, X Ray Sources, Black Holes (Astronomy), Bursts, Mass Transfer, Neutron Stars, Optical Activity, Telescopes

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The similarities and differences between optical novae and transient X-ray novae are discussed. Both classes almost certainly require a semi-detached binary structure. Present theoretical models of classical novae account for the outburst in terms of a nuclear burning runaway in the accreted material on the white dwarf within a semi-detached binary system. In the case of the dwarf novae and the transient X-ray sources, unstable accretion events are the generally accepted model. Mechanisms that could generate unstable accretion events are described.

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