AbstractOuter radius variations play an important role in the disc structure and evolution. We consider theoretical and observational consequences of such variations in cataclysmic binaries and low-mass X-ray binaries. We find that the action of tidal torques must be important well inside the tidal radius. We also conclude that it is doubtful that the tidal–thermal instability is responsible for the superoutburst/superhump phenomena.


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    Titel :

    Accretion-disc radius variations in close binaries


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 38 , 12 ; 2857-2861


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005-10-03


    Format / Umfang :

    5 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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