TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warner,Brian
TI  - Cataclysmic variable stars
T2  - Cambridge astrophysics
SN  - 9780511586491 (ebook)
AV  - QB837.5 .W37 1995
U1  - 523.8/44 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Cataclysmic variable stars
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511586491
ER  -