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Thin discs, thick discs and transition zones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2003

C. Motch ,
J.-M. Hameury  and
G. Dubus
G. Dubus*
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, MC 130-33, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
*
gd@tapir.caltech.edu
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Abstract

Accretion onto a compact object must occur through a disc when the material has some initial angular momentum. Thin discs and the thicker low radiative efficiency accretion flows (LRAFs) are solutions to this problem that have been widely studied and applied. This is an introduction to these accretion flows within the context of X-ray binaries and cataclysmic variables.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 7: Final Stages of Stellar Evolution , 2003 , pp. 283
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2003

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