The disc instability model of dwarf-novae and low-mass X-ray binary transients

Preprint

5 February 2001

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0102072

Abstract

The disc instability model which is supposed to describe outbursts of dwarf nova and low-mass X-ray binary transient systems is presented and reviewed in detail. Various deficiencies of the model are pointed out and various remedies and generalizations are presented and discussed.

Keywords

DISC INSTABILITY MODEL
INSTABILITY MODEL
BINARY TRANSIENT
DWARF NOVA
LOW MASS
MASS X
MODEL

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Version 1, 2001-02-05, ArXiv
Published version: New Astronomy Reviews, 45 (7), 449.

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