ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The binary separation of the two component stars in a cataclysmic variable is such that the secondary fills its Roche lobe and matter flows through the inner lagrangian point of the binary system to the primary companion. This matter is accreted onto the primary through either a disk or a column, ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/363424a0
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