Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects : Proceedings of the 158th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Keele, United Kingdom, June 26-30, 1995 /

These proceedings present reviews and new results in the observational and theoretical study of cataclysmic variables (CVs) and related objects. A broad range of topics is included and there are thirteen reviews, covering magnetic and non-magnetic systems, accretion discs, observations of CVs from s...

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Main Author: Evans, A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wood, Janet H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1996.
Series:Astrophysics and space science library ; 208.
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Summary:These proceedings present reviews and new results in the observational and theoretical study of cataclysmic variables (CVs) and related objects. A broad range of topics is included and there are thirteen reviews, covering magnetic and non-magnetic systems, accretion discs, observations of CVs from space, novae and symbiotic stars, X-ray binaries, supernovae and supersoft X-ray sources and post common envelope binaries and evolution. There is a comprehensive subject and object index. <br/> <em>Audience:</em> Astronomers and astrophysicists.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (508 pages)
ISBN:9789400903258 (electronic bk.)
9400903251 (electronic bk.)