Thermal Timescale Mass Transfer and the Evolution of White Dwarf Binaries
Thermal Timescale Mass Transfer and the Evolution of White Dwarf Binaries
The evolution of binaries consisting of evolved main sequence stars (1 < M_d/Msun < 3.5) with white dwarf companions (0.7 < M_wd/Msun < 1.2) is investigated through the thermal mass transfer phase. Taking into account the stabilizing effect of a strong, optically thick wind from the accreting white dwarf surface, …