On mass-transfer rates in classical nova precursors

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view Abstract Citations (26) References (38) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS On Mass-Transfer Rates in Classical Nova Precursors Iben, Icko, Jr. ; Fujimoto, Masayuki Y. ; MacDonald, Jim Abstract A simple model is presented to describe the evolution of CVs. The frequency with which long-period CVs experience classical nova outbursts is predicted to be 20-35 times the frequency with which short-period CVs experience such outbursts, whereas the number of observable CVs with small accretion rates is estimated to be comparable with the number of observable CVs with large accretion rates. Hence, known CVs with small accretion rates are not expected to have experienced a recent nova event and CVs with the highest accretion rates have the greatest chance of being associated with an historical nova. This may help understand why most known precursors and followers of historical novae show high accretion rates. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: January 1992 DOI: 10.1086/170900 Bibcode: 1992ApJ...384..580I Keywords: Accretion Disks; Cataclysmic Variables; Novae; Stellar Evolution; Stellar Mass Ejection; Astronomical Models; Distribution Functions; Gravitational Waves; Mass Transfer; Stellar Winds; White Dwarf Stars; Astrophysics; ACCRETION; ACCRETION DISKS; STARS: NOVAE; CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES; STARS: MASS LOSS full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (2)