Constraining the Evolution of Cataclysmic Variables via the Masses and Accretion Rates of their Underlying White Dwarfs

A. F. Pala, B. T. Gänsicke, D. Belloni +28

We report on the masses ($M_{\mathrm{WD}}$), effective temperatures ($T_{\mathrm{eff}}$) and secular mean accretion rates ($⟨\dot{M}⟩$) of 43 cataclysmic variable (CV) wh…