Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
May 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985apj...292..522g&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 292, May 15, 1985, p. 522-534.
Statistics
Computation
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Cataclysmic Variables, Companion Stars, Dwarf Novae, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Structure, Computational Astrophysics, Hydrodynamic Equations, Roche Limit, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Models
Scientific paper
Mass loss from the secondary component of a cataclysmic variable is investigated by means of computer simulations involving varying degrees of simplification. A class of one-dimensional models based on the Bath (1975) instability mechanism and assuming spherically symmetrical outbursts, a second class based on Roche geometry, and a Roche-geometry class with allowance for mass transfer in directions nonorthogonal to the Roche equipotential surfaces are considered. Results are presented graphically, and the third (most realistic) class of models is shown to produce stable mass loss under conditions for which mass loss is unstable in the first two classes. It is inferred that the outbursts of cataclysmic variables are not caused by instabilities in the secondary stars.
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