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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: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Astronomy 2016
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/18880 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 Department of Astronomy Faculty of Science University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Astronomy
Koen, Marthinus Christoffel
Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
thesis_degree_str Master's
title 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_short Accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
title_sort accretion disks in the cataclysmic variables
topic Astronomy
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18880
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