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The Unique Helium Nova V445 Puppis Ejected 0.001 M in the Year 2000 and Will Not Become a Type Ia Supernova
Bradley E. Schaefer
V445 Puppis is the only known example of a helium nova, where a layer of helium-rich gas accretes onto the surface of a white dwarf in a cataclysmic variable, with runaway helium b…
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Recurrent Nova V2487 Oph Had Superflares in 1941 and 1942 With Radiant Energies 10 Ergs
Bradley E. Schaefer
V2487 Ophiuchi (V2487 Oph) is a recurrent nova with classical nova eruptions in 1900 and 1998, and it is also the most extreme known superflare star. These superflares are roughly-…
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Evolutionary Period Changes For 52 Cataclysmic Variables, and the Failure For the Most Fundamental Prediction of the Magnetic Braking Model
Bradley E. Schaefer
The evolution of Cataclysmic Variables (CVs) is driven by period-changes (), for which the long-venerable consensus is the Magnetic Braking Model (MBM). The MBM has its on…