Hydrodynamics of the Stream‐Disk Impact in Interacting Binaries
Hydrodynamics of the Stream‐Disk Impact in Interacting Binaries
We use hydrodynamic simulations to provide quantitative estimates of the effects of the impact of the accretion stream on disks in interacting binaries. For low accretion rates, efficient radiative cooling of the hotspot region can occur, and the primary consequence of the stream impact is stream overflow toward smaller disk …