Accretion disks in interacting binary starsAccretion disks have most often been analyzed in cataclysmic variables (CVs); the structure and evolution of accretion disks is defined by angular momentum transfer processes. Detailed atmospheric models indicate that angular momentum transport is efficient, that CV outbursts are regulated by mass transfer variations in the disk, and that they may be initiated either from the inner and outer regions of the disk. Tidal effects on the companion are noted to be capable of inducing a significant departure from Keplerian flow near the outer region of the disk.
Document ID
19920069065
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lin, D. N. C. (Lick Observatory Santa Cruz, CA, United States)