The Place of Recurrent Novae among the Symbiotic Stars
Abstract
Description
The observational properties of recurrent novae indicate that they can be divided into two subclasses:systems with a dwarf and a red giant secondary, respectively. The second type -- which includes RS Oph -- bears many similarities to symbiotic stars.
10 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the Meeting: RS Ophiuchi (2006), ed. by Nye Evans, Mike Bode and Tim O'Brien, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
10 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the Meeting: RS Ophiuchi (2006), ed. by Nye Evans, Mike Bode and Tim O'Brien, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series