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Thin discs, thick discs and transition zones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2003

C. Motch ,
J.-M. Hameury  and
G. Dubus
G. Dubus*
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, MC 130-33, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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[email protected]
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Abstract

Accretion onto a compact object must occur through a disc when thematerial has some initial angular momentum. Thin discs and the thickerlow radiative efficiency accretion flows (LRAFs) are solutionsto this problem that have been widely studied and applied. This is anintroduction to these accretion flows within the context of X-raybinaries and cataclysmic variables.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 7: Final Stages of Stellar Evolution , 2003 , pp. 283
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2003

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