Full Description
This text presents numerous illustrations of the observed variability of cataclysmic variable stars. It provides a clear explanation and thorough up-to-date overview of this phenomena at a level accessible to the advanced amateur or undergraduate student.
Contents
Introduction.- Orbital Lightcurves and Eclipses.- The Dwarf Nova Eruption.- Tidal Instabilities in Accretion Discs.- Magnetic Systems.- Low States and Secondary Star Variability.- Flickering, Quasi-Periodic Oscillations.- The Nova Explosion.- Related Phenomena in Other Objects.