ADAFs, accretion discs and outbursts in compact binaries
Astrophysics
2009-06-23 v2
Abstract
I discuss the status of the Soft X-ray Transient model. First, I discuss and then compare with observations the assumption that the geometrically thin disc evaporates into an ADAF. Second, I address the problems created by the recent determinations of the distance to SS Cyg, according to which the Disc Instability Model does not apply to this famous dwarf-nova, thus casting doubt on the application of this model to any system at all.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0801.0490,
title = {ADAFs, accretion discs and outbursts in compact binaries},
author = {Jean-Pierre Lasota},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.0490},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
To be published in New Astronomy Review (Proceedings of the meeting "JPL, X-ray binaries, accretion disks and compact stars", October 2007, Editor: M.A. Abramowicz), Eq. (2) corrected