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Accretion onto Magnetic White Dwarfs

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The standard model of stationary and time-dependent accretion onto magnetic white dwarfs are reviewed, with emphasis on the hydrodynamic structure and the emission properties of the post-shock flow. Observational consequences and applications of the model are discussed, and results obtained from our recent calculations are also presented.

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Wu, K. Accretion onto Magnetic White Dwarfs. Space Science Reviews 93, 611–649 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026522914125

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