Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables

The general equations describing the time-independent structure of gaseous circumstellar disks in vertical hydrostatic equilibrium are derived. The possibility of turbulent instablilty and the resulting viscosity laws are discussed.

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Main Author: Koen, Marthinus Christoffel
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18880
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-188802020-10-06T05:10:54Z Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables Koen, Marthinus Christoffel Astronomy The general equations describing the time-independent structure of gaseous circumstellar disks in vertical hydrostatic equilibrium are derived. The possibility of turbulent instablilty and the resulting viscosity laws are discussed. 2016-04-13T14:31:12Z 2016-04-13T14:31:12Z 1976 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18880 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Science Department of Astronomy
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Koen, Marthinus Christoffel
Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
description The general equations describing the time-independent structure of gaseous circumstellar disks in vertical hydrostatic equilibrium are derived. The possibility of turbulent instablilty and the resulting viscosity laws are discussed.
author Koen, Marthinus Christoffel
author_facet Koen, Marthinus Christoffel
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title Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
title_short Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
title_full Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
title_fullStr Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
title_full_unstemmed Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
title_sort accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
publisher University of Cape Town
publishDate 2016
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