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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQB837.5 _b.W37 1995
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100	1		_aWarner, Brian, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCataclysmic variable stars / _cBrian Warner.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1995.
300			_a1 online resource (xix, 572 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge astrophysics ; _v28
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aCataclysmic variable stars.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521412315
830		0	_aCambridge astrophysics series ; _v28.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511586491
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