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A Review of the Classical Nova Outburst

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

S. Starrfield  and
W.M. Sparks
S. Starrfield
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A. and Joint Institute of Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
W.M. Sparks
Affiliation:
Applied Theoretical Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Abstract

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We review the recent observational and theoretical studies of the nova outburst. The observational studies have not only identified a new class of novae but theoretical simulations of this class have been found to be in excellent agreement with the observations. This new class consists of outbursts occurring on ONeMg white dwarfs in close binary systems in contrast to the other outbursts which are occurring on CO white dwarfs. We also review the effects of the β -unstable nuclei and show how their presence has a major effect on the evolution.

Type
V. Nova and Dwarf Nova Outbursts
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 93: Cataclysmic Variables: Recent Multi-Frequency Observations and Theoretical Developments , 1987 , pp. 379 - 393
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987

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