English

Braking and bouncing

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

I discuss the case for an efficient orbital braking mechanism in CVs, and the effect of nova outbursts on the observed range of mass transfer rates. I review the continuing problem that models have in interpreting the short-period cut-off of the CV period distribution.

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0110253,
  title  = {Braking and bouncing},
  author = {U. Kolb},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0110253},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

10 pages, including 5 figures. To appear in "The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects", eds. B. Gaensicke, K. Beuermann, K. Reinsch, ASP Conf. Series