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White Dwarfs in Cataclysmic Binaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Brian Warner
Brian Warner*
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Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town

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For isolated stars, identification as a white dwarf may be effected in several ways. The fundamental property of abnormally low luminosity can be detected through direct measurement of trigonometric parallax or indirectly through large proper motion (accompanied by appropriate photometric properties). The presence of greatly pressure broadened absorption lines is another unambiguous criterion. Rapid light oscillations of the kind reviewed by Robinson are another hallmark of a select group of white dwarfs. Any or all of these criteria may be used to classify a star as a white dwarf and in general can be applied to members of wide binary systems.

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Colloquium Session VII
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 53: White Dwarfs and Variable Degenerate Stars , August 1979 , pp. 417 - 425
Copyright
Copyright © The University of Rochester 1979

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