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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.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Physics Applied physics

• Full title: Cataclysmic Variable Stars
• Author: Brian (University of Cape Town) Warner
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 596
• EAN: 9780521542098
• ISBN: 052154209X
• ID: 04092646
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 1060 g
• Dimensions: 246 × 190 × 37 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. September 2003

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