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The Nature of Recurrent Novae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

R.F. Webbink ,
M. Livio ,
J.W. Truran  and
M. Orio
R.F. Webbink
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
M. Livio
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
J.W. Truran
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
M. Orio
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Abstract

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The observational properties and outburst histories of each member of the small class of recurrent novae are reviewed, with the objective of identifying the outburst mechanisms for these systems. Examples are found of both accretion-powered outbursts (T CrB and RS Oph) and thermonuclear-powered outbursts (T Pyx and U Sco). Outburst properties which might be used in future to distinguish between these mechanisms are identified. Many erstwhile recurrent novae (VY Aqr, RZ Leo, V616 Mon, V1195 Oph, V529 Ori, WZ Sge, and V1017 Sgr) appear to be misclassified examples of other types of cataclysmic variables.

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. 493 - 495
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987

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