Assuming white dwarf magnetic fields appear when the white dwarf is 2 to 3 billion years old can reproduce the observed incidence of magnetic cataclysmic variables and predicts that many systems detach near the period minimum.
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The incidence of magnetic cataclysmic variables can be explained by the late appearance of white dwarf magnetic fields
Assuming white dwarf magnetic fields appear when the white dwarf is 2 to 3 billion years old can reproduce the observed incidence of magnetic cataclysmic variables and predicts that many systems detach near the period minimum.