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Introduction to Cataclysmic Variable Stars

  • López Coto R
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44751-3_8
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Abstract

Cataclysmic Variables are semi-detached binaries consisting of a White Dwarf that accretes material from a companion star (usually a Red Dwarf) that transfers matter to the White Dwarf. In this chapter I give a description of cataclysmic variable stars, their...

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López Coto, R. (2017). Introduction to Cataclysmic Variable Stars (pp. 167–172). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44751-3_8

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