The disc instability model of dwarf-novae and low-mass X-ray binary transients
arXiv:astro-ph/0102072 · doi:10.1016/S1387-6473(01)00112-9
Abstract
The disc instability model which is supposed to describe outbursts of dwarf nova and low-mass X-ray binary transient systems is presented and reviewed in detail. Various deficiencies of the model are pointed out and various remedies and generalizations are presented and discussed.
102 pages, 36 figures (43 postscript files); New Astronomy Reviews, in press