Precessing warped accretion discs in X-ray binaries
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Precessing warped accretion discs in X-ray binaries
We study the radiation-driven warping of accretion discs in the context of X-ray binaries. The latest evolutionary equations are adopted, which extend the classical alpha theory to time-dependent thin discs with non-linear warps. We also develop accurate, analytical expressions for the tidal torque and the radiation torque, including self-shadowing. We investigate the possible non-linear dynami...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04011.x