Observational and theoretical studies on dwarf-nova outbursts

Accretion disks are ubiquitous in our universe, and produce intense brightening. How does the gas in the disk lose its angular momentum to release massive amounts of gravitational energy? This is one of the biggest open questions in astronomy. This book studies four types of newly detected outbursts...

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Main Author: Kimura, Mariko, 1951-
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2020]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 179 pages) : illustrations (50 in color).
Series: Springer theses.
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