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Accretion-disk stream-impact hot spot

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics Astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Binary star Cataclysmic variable Nonmagnetic cataclysmic variable
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The bright region where the stream from Roche-lobe overflow strikes an accretion disk. Dissipation of relative kinetic energy produces a localized source of light whose visibility changes around the orbital period.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / iii / Paper 65 / 3 / Solution

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