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Edward M. Sion (Villanova University)

Accreting White Dwarfs

From exoplanetary probes to classical novae and Type Ia supernovae

Edward M. Sion (Villanova University)

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English
Institute of Physics Publishing
28 September 2023
Galaxies & stars
Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy
The astrophysical process of accretion onto compact central objects is ubiquitous across the universe. The study of white dwarf stars has greatly expanded in recent years, and this book presents, from first principles, the physics of the accretion process onto white dwarfs. Among the resulting phenomena are isolated white dwarfs accreting interstellar gas and dust as they orbit the galactic center, white dwarfs accreting from the debris disks of tidally disrupted asteroids, comets and exoplanets in other exoplanetary systems, white dwarfs accreting from red giant winds in symbiotic variable stars, white dwarfs accreting from Roche lobe-detached main sequence stars, white dwarfs accreting in cataclysmic variables, helium accreting white dwarfs in the ultra-compact AM CVn binaries, accreting white dwarf explosions in classical novae and Type Ia supernovae, the cosmologically critical white dwarf supernovae that led to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe and the existence of dark energy. This book is intended for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, astrophysicists who specialize in white dwarf studies as well as non-specialist scientists.

Key Features:

Describes the accretion process onto white dwarf stars across a broad range of astrophysical settings

Provides an up-to-date reference for both students and researchers in astrophysics in a rapidly evolving field

Includes the basic physics of non-accreting white dwarfs and the physical processes that occur

Author is a well-known expert on white dwarf stars

Contains helpful appendices tabulating the fundamental parameters of accreting white dwarfs
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Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 22mm
ISBN:   9780750320405
ISBN 10:   0750320400
Series:   AAS-IOP Astronomy
Pages:   259
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Edward M Sion is Professor in the Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Villanova University and a leading expert in the field. He specializes on the structure and evolution of white dwarf stars and white dwarf stars in explosive binary star systems known as cataclysmic variables. His primary research interests include the formation and evolution of white dwarf stars, the physics and evolution of cataclysmic variable stars, and theoretical studies of accretion physics.

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