4 papers
Accretion in Compact Binaries
Andrew R. King
Compact binaries have long been a paradigm for accretion theory. Much of our present view of how accretion occurs comes directly from the comparison of theory with observations of…
On the spin-up of neutron stars to millisecond pulsars in long-period binaries
H. Ritter, A. King
We study the accretion efficiency of neutron stars in long-period binaries, i.e. with periods longer than about 200d, which accrete from a giant companion. Using alpha-disc models…
A limit-cycle model for the binary supersoft X-ray source RX J0513.9-6951
K. Reinsch, A. van Teeseling, A. R. King +1
We present new results of our X-ray monitoring of the transient binary supersoft X-ray source RX J0513.9-6951 in the LMC and of our re-analysis of optical light curves obtained dur…
The CV period gap: still there
U. Kolb, A. R. King, H. Ritter
We consider a recently-proposed alternative explanation of the CV period gap in terms of a revised mass-radius relation for the lower main sequence. We show that no such thermal-eq…