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Cataclysmic-variable period gap

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics Astrophysics Stellar astrophysics Binary star Cataclysmic variable Cataclysmic-variable orbital-period distribution
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The cataclysmic-variable period gap is the observed deficit of accreting, ordinary hydrogen-rich cataclysmic variables with periods around two to three hours. The disrupted magnetic braking model interprets it as a detached phase after the donor contracts inside its Roche lobe.

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