On the C/O Enrichment of Nova Ejecta
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 562 (2) , L177-L179
- https://doi.org/10.1086/338327
Abstract
Using the results of recent work in shear instabilities in stratified fluids, we show that the resonant interaction between large-scale flows in the accreted H/He envelope of white dwarf stars and interfacial gravity waves can mix with the star's envelope with the white dwarf's surface material, leading to the enhancement of the envelope's C/O abundance to levels required by extant models for nova outbursts.Keywords
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