Evolution of magnetic cataclysmic binariesThe evolution of magnetic cataclysmic binaries is reviewed, with emphasis on the synchronization process by which DQ Herculis stars become AM Herculis stars. The various mechanisms that are thought to drive the evolution of cataclysmic binaries are discussed, and the criterion for stream versus disk accretion, the physics of the accretion and synchronization torques, and the conditions required for synchronization are described. The different physical regimes to which magnetic cataclysmic binaries belong are summarized, and how synchronization may be achieved, and how it may be broken, are considered.
Document ID
19900028698
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lamb, Don Q. (Chicago, University IL, United States)
Melia, F. (Northwestern University Evanston, IL, United States)