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