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The consequences of a nearby supernova on the early Solar System
Simon Portegies Zwart, Inti Pelupessy, Arjen van Elteren +2
If the Sun was born in a relatively compact open cluster, it is quite likely that a massive (10MSun) star was nearby when it exploded in a supernova. The repercussions of a superno…
Characterising face-on accretion onto and the subsequent contraction of protoplanetary discs
T. P. G. Wijnen, O. R. Pols, F. I. Pelupessy +1
Observations indicate that stars generally lose their protoplanetary discs on a timescale of about 5 Myr. Which mechanisms are responsible for the disc dissipation is still debated…
Empirical consequential angular momentum loss can solve long standing problems of CV evolution
Matthias R. Schreiber, Monica Zorotovic, Thomas P. G. Wijnen
The observed orbital period distribution of cataclysmic variables (CVs), the space density derived from observations, and the observed orbital period minimum are known to disagree…
Three in one go: consequential angular momentum loss can solve major problems of CV evolution
Matthias R. Schreiber, Monica Zorotovic, Thomas P. G. Wijnen
The average white dwarf (WD) masses in cataclysmic variables (CVs) have been measured to significantly exceed those of single WDs, which is the opposite of what is theoretically ex…
White dwarf masses in cataclysmic variables
T. P. G. Wijnen, M. Zorotovic, M. R. Schreiber
The white dwarf (WD) mass distribution of cataclysmic variables (CVs) has recently been found to dramatically disagree with the predictions of the standard CV formation model. The…