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arxiv: astro-ph/0110253 · v1 · submitted 2001-10-10 · 🌌 astro-ph

Braking and bouncing

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I discuss the case for an efficient orbital braking mechanism in CVs, and the effect of nova outbursts on the observed range of mass transfer rates. I review the continuing problem that models have in interpreting the short-period cut-off of the CV period distribution.

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