Cataclysmic Variable Stars

di Brian Warner (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2003

The study of cataclysmic variables - interacting binary stars containing a white dwarf accreting from an orbiting companion - is undergoing an exciting renaissance, as it embraces observations at all wavelengths. Cataclysmic variables allow, in particular, the direct and detailed study of equilibrium and non-equilibrium accretion discs; in turn these developments also help in our understanding of X-ray binaries, black holes and active galactic nuclei. This timely volume provides the first comprehensive survey of cataclysmic variable stars, integrating theory and observation into a single, synthesised text. An introductory chapter gives the historical background of studies of cataclysmic variables. The author then goes on to give an up-to-date review of both the observations (at all wavelengths, and over all time-scales), the theories, the models of the structures and accretion processes believed to be involved. A very detailed bibliography is also provided to guide the reader to pertinent primary literature.

• Autore: Brian Warner
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Astrophysics
• Anno: 2003
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 596 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 189 mm
• Peso: 1050 gr.
• EAN: 9780521542098

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