Hydrodynamic Models of the Accretion Stream in Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables

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Jul 2004

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Compact Binaries in the Galaxy and Beyond, Proceedings of the conference held 17-22 November, 2003 in La Paz, Baja California Su

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accretion, Accretion Disks, Ism: Jets And Outflows, Stars: Pre-Main Sequence, Stars: Mass Loss

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Here I use the MHD code, FLASH, from the University of Chicago ASCI Center for Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes, to simulate initial two-dimensional simple models of accretion streams in magnetic CVs. These models explore the evolution of inflowing material for two white dwarf masses; 0.5M&sun;and 0.9M&sun;. It is seen that a discontinuity forms at a height of 6.1×108 cm above the white dwarf 'surface' for M[WD] = 0.5M&sun;and at 1.6×109 cm for M[WD] = 0.9M&sun;. These models will be developed further with the ultimate goal of completing a three-dimensional model of magnetic accretion onto a WD surface.

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