Abstract

A cataclysmic variable (CV) [1,2] is a binary star system in which a white dwarf primary accretes hydrogen-rich material usually through an accretion disk from a Roche lobe filling secondary that is on or near the main sequence. The CVs consist of several classes such as classical novae, recurrent novae, nova-likes, dwarf novae, helium CVs, and magnetic CVs. The distributions of their orbital periods are shown in Figure 17.1. Catalogues of CVs are found in [3,4]. Proceedings of CV conferences [5–9] are bountiful sources of information.

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