Cataclysmic Variable Stars - How and Why they Vary

by Coel Hellier

Overview

This text presents numerous illustrations of the observed variability of cataclysmic variable stars. It provides a clear explanation and thorough up-to-date overview of this phenomena at a level accessible to the advanced amateur or undergraduate student.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852332112
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	02/23/2001
Series:	Springer Praxis Books
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Orbital Lightcurves and Eclipses.- The Dwarf Nova Eruption.- Tidal Instabilities in Accretion Discs.- Magnetic Systems.- Low States and Secondary Star Variability.- Flickering, Quasi-Periodic Oscillations.- The Nova Explosion.- Related Phenomena in Other Objects.