The SW Sextantis stars
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
I review the observational properties of SW Sex stars. I show that they can be explained by an accretion stream overflowing the disc, combined with an accretion disc wind. I suggest that SW Sex behaviour is caused by episodes of very high mass transfer, which are balanced by VY Scl low states.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9906089,
title = {The SW Sextantis stars},
author = {Coel Hellier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9906089},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
To appear in proc. Warner Symposium on Cataclysmic Variables