The Outbursts of Classical and Recurrent Novae
arXiv:0911.5254 · doi:10.1002/asna.200911319
Abstract
In this review, I present our current state of knowledge regarding both Classical Nova and Recurrent Nova systems. Two particular objects (V1974 Cyg and RS Oph) are chosen to illustrate the range of phenomena that may be associated with their outbursts. The wider importance of nova research is emphasised and some of the most pressing unsolved problems are summarised.
8 pages, 4 figures. Review paper presented at the May 2009 XMM-Newton Workshop on Super-Soft X-ray Sources. Published in Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol 331, p160 (2010). Revised version: Corrected minor typographical errors to P_orb vs P_rot on p2 and estimated Galactic nova rate on p3