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On the M_V -Inclination Relationship for Nova-like Variables

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Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Howell, Steve B.
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Abstract
Using a sample of Nova-like stars from the Ritter & Kolb catalog, we examine the relationship between their Gaia-determined absolute magnitude and the inclination of the binary system. Webbink et al. derived a relationship between these two variables that provides a good fit and allows differentiation between \dot{M} (and possibly M _WD) as a function of inclination. We show that the spread in M_V, at a given i, is dominated by the mass-transfer rate with only a small dependence on the white dwarf mass. The validated relation shows that present-day theoretical population studies of cataclysmic variables, as well as model fits to observational data, yield mass-transfer rates and white dwarf masses consistent with the Gaia-derived M _V for the nova-like stars.
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156
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5
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198
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0004-6256
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2018AJ....156..198H
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