A nova outburst powered by shocks
A nova outburst powered by shocks
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Li, Kwan-Lok , Metzger, Brian D. , Chomiuk, Laura , Vurm, Indrek , Strader, Jay , Finzell, Thomas , Beloborodov, Andrei M. , Nelson, Thomas , Shappee, Benjamin J. , Kochanek, Christopher S. , Prieto, José L. , Kafka, Stella , Holoien, Thomas W.-S. , Thompson, Todd A. , Luckas, Paul J. and Itoh, Hiroshi
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Classical novae are runaway thermonuclear burning events on the surfaces of accreting white dwarfs in close binary star systems, sometimes appearing as new naked-eye sources in the night sky
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. The standard model of novae predicts that their optical luminosity derives from energy released near the hot white dwarf, which is reprocessed throug...
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A nova outburst powered by shocks
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2389674755
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2389674755
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2397-3366
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2397-3366
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10.1038/s41550-017-0222-1
