Cataclysmic Variable Stars

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Jan 2001

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Cataclysmic Variable Stars, Springer, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Cataclysmic Variable Stars, Dwarf Novae, Novae, Accretion Discs, Am Her Stars, Intermediate Polars, U Gem Stars, Su Uma Stars

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Cataclysmic variable stars are the most variable stars in the night sky, fluctuating in brightness continually on timescales from seconds to hours to weeks to years. The changes can be recorded using amateur telescopes, yet are also the subject of intensive study by professional astronomers. That study has led to an understanding of cataclysmic variables as binary stars, orbiting so closely that material transfers from one star to the other. The resulting process of accretion is one of the most important in astrophysics. This book presents the first account of cataclysmic variables at an introductory level. Assuming no previous knowledge of the field, it explains the basic principles underlying the variability, while providing an extensive compilation of cataclysmic variable light curves. Aimed at amateur astronomers, undergraduates, and researchers, the main text is accessible to those with no mathematical background, while supplementary boxes present technical details and equations.

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