Abstract

The problem of obtaining a considerable carbon enhancement in nova envelopes to account for the occurrence of fast novae is examined in detail. No mechanism seems completely satisfactory from the point of view of stellar evolution and white dwarf structure, even considering evidence from single white dwarf observations.

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