Abstract
We follow the accretion of hydrogen-rich matter onto the surface of a white dwarf in a close binary system. Two phases of accretion are assumed. First-slow accretion from the interstellar clouds, second-fast accretion from the companion. Hydrogen is ignited at the interface between the fast and slowly accreted layers. After a short runaway burning continues in the form of quasistationary deflagration front propagating inwards. The features of this front are discussed. A possibility of mass loss is indicated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 397-403 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Astrophysics and Space Science |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1981 |
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