Irradiation pressure effects in close binary systems

We present a method for the calculation of the effects of external irradiation on the geometrical shape of the secondary in a close binary containing a compact star, the source of the radiation, and a normal companion star, where we include the possibility of shadowing by an accretion disc. The mode...

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Main Authors: Phillips, S, Podsiadlowski, P
Formato: Journal article
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2002