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Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of CVs and LMXBs: Principles and Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

U. Kolb
U. Kolb*
Affiliation:
Lick Observatory, UCSC, Santa Cruz CA 95064, USA, and Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1, 85740 Garching, Germany

Abstract

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We introduce the standard model for formation and evolution of CVs, and show how observed collective properties compare with theoretically predicted population models. A short overview relates LMXBs to CVs.

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Type
Post Common Envelope Binaries & Evolution
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 158: Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects , 1996, pp. 433 - 442
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996

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