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Accretion Disks

Astrophysics 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

In this lecture the basic theory of accretion disks is introduced, with emphasis on aspects relevant for X-ray binaries and Cataclysmic Variables.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0003144,
  title  = {Accretion Disks},
  author = {H. C. Spruit},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0003144},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Tutorial, to appear in: The neutron star black hole connection (NATO ASI ELOUNDA 1999), eds. C. Kouveliotou et al new version: typos and other corrections