Classical novae and type I X-ray bursts: Challenges for the 21st century

Classical nova explosions and type I X-ray bursts are the most frequent types of thermonuclear stellar explosions in the Galaxy. Both phenomena arise from thermonuclear ignition in the envelopes of accreting compact objects in close binary star systems. Detailed observations of these events have sti...

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Main Authors: A. Parikh, J. José, G. Sala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-01-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4863946