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Superhumps, Magnetic Fields and the Mass-ratio in AM Canum Venaticorum
K. J. Pearson
We show that the observed K-velocities and periodicities of AM CVn can be reconciled given a mass ratio of 0.22 and a secondary star with a modest magnetic field of surface strengt…
astro-ph2003
Fireballs, Flares and Flickering
K. J. Pearson, Keith Horne, Warren Skidmore
We review our understanding of the prototype ``Propeller'' system AE Aqr and we examine its flaring behaviour in detail. The flares are thought to arise from collisions between hig…