Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981ap%26ss..80..397g&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 80, no. 2, Dec. 1981, p. 397-403.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2
Binary Stars, Hydrogen, Nuclear Fusion, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass Accretion, White Dwarf Stars, Interstellar Matter, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Temperature
Scientific paper
The accretion of hydrogen-rich matter onto the surface of a white dwarf in a close binary system is investigated. Two phases of accretion are assumed: slow accretion from the interstellar clouds, and fast accretion from the companion. The phenomenon of stationary burning fronts is also investigated by solving the evolution equations, and features of the quasistationary deflagration front propagating inwards are discussed. It is found that a white dwarf of .76 solar mass in a binary system accreting hydrogen rich matter from interstellar clouds and its companion, may gather a couple of 0.0001 solar masses in each stage, and when hydrogen is ignited, the luminosity rises within 10 to the 6th s from the typical luminosity of a white dwarf to 1000 solar luminosities.
Glasner Ami S.
Rakavy G.
Tuchman Y.
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