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Angular Momentum Loss in Polars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2010

Belinda Kalomeni*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, İzmir Institute of Technology, 35430 İzmir, Turkey Visiting Fellow, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
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Abstract

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We discuss the possible angular momentum loss mechanisms in AM Her type cataclysmic variables and their corresponding mass loss rates using the observed physical parameters of them.

Type
Poster Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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