On the Masses of the Secondary Stars in CVs

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Recent theoretical efforts have made predictions for the masses of the secondary stars in cataclysmic variables. Accurate observational determinations for M$_2$ are sparse and typically have uncertainties near $\pm$0.1M$_{\odot}$. How well do theory and observation agree?
To appear in the proceedings of The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects, Goettingen, Germany

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