On the spin periods of the magnetic cataclysmic variables

Somerscales, R. V.; Norton, A. J.; Wynn, G. A. and West, R. G. (2002). On the spin periods of the magnetic cataclysmic variables. In: The physics of cataclysmic variables and related objects: proceedings of a conference on the occasion of Klaus Beuermann's impending 65th birthday , 5-10 August 2001, Gottingen, Germany.

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Abstract

Numerical simulations of the accretion flow in magnetic cataclysmic variables (mCVs) reveal a continuum of spin equilibria which span the range observed in intermediate polars (IPs). We also locate the condition for polar synchronisation in the Pspin / Porb vs. magnetic moment plane.

Item Type:	Conference Item
Copyright Holders:	2002 Astronomical Society of the Pacific
ISBN:	1-58381-101-X, 978-1-58381-101-6
Extra Information:	ISBN: 1-58381-101-X
Academic Unit/Department:	Science > Physical Sciences
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)
Item ID:	4556
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Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2006
Last Modified:	09 May 2011 10:39
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/4556

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