Spiral shocks in accretion disks.
We perform two-dimensional numerical calculations of the tidal interaction between the companion star and the disc around the primary in a cataclysmic variable system with parameters appropriate for the eclipsing dwarf nova binary IP Peg. We show that a spiral shock pattern is indeed obtained. We find, however, that it is impossible to reproduce the two-armed spiral that has been recently observed in IP Peg for realistic discs.
| Main Author: | Godon, Patrick. |
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| Other Authors: | Livio, Mario., Lubow, Steve. |
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| Language: | English |
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1997
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| Online Access: |
http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:176474 |