Nonmagnetic cataclysmic variable (source code)

= Nonmagnetic cataclysmic variable

A <cataclysmic variable> whose <white dwarf> <magnetic field> does not dominate the large-scale <accretion> flow. It normally supports an <accretion disk> fed through <Roche-lobe overflow>. The term does not rule out a magnetized <donor star> or <magnetic braking of a binary star>.