On Kraft's model for cataclismic variables-II
L. Secco · Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) · 1968
Following Kraft's assumption that explosive phenomena such as those observed for U Gem stars and novae occur in binary systems, in which a white dwarf-like object accretes mass from an expanded companion, some first approximation models of a degenerate star have been calculated for different values of the mass, and the explosion periods have been evaluated for different mass increase rates. The results thus obtained are presented and discussed.