recurrent nova

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recurrent nova [ri′kər·ənt ′nō·və]

(astronomy)

A binary star that undergoes outbursts every few decades in which the brightness increases roughly 100-1000 times, as the result of nuclear explosions in matter that has accreted on a white dwarf component star from a neighboring red giant component.

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No references found			9781583816745 RS Ophiuchi (2006) and the recurrent nova phenomenon. RS Ophiuchi (2006) and the recurrent nova phenomenon by SciTech Book News The explosions of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi The evolution of RS Ophiuchi's 2006 outburst together with past observations is like a supernova event in miniature but over a different timescale, and international observing campaigns at multi-wavelengths have led to new ideas about the nuclear reactions near and on the white dwarf. Report of the joint meeting of the American Association of Variable ... by Taylor, Melvyn / Journal of the British Astronomical Association The recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) is 5,000 light years from earth and the phenomenon has never before been studied in so much detail. JMU scientists reveal the secrets of exploding star; Sky watch on ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Recto, Claro Mayo rectocele rector rectorite rectory Rectrices rectrix rectum rectus rectus abdominis rectus femoris rectus oculi recumbent recumbent fold recuperability recuperative air heater Recuperator Recurrence Recurrence Formula recurrence formula methods recurrence interval recurrence rate recurrence relation recurrent backcrossing recurrent folding recurrent nova recurrent parent Recurrent Sequence recurrent transformation recurring continued fraction recurring decimal recurring demand recurring issue recurse recurse subdirectories recursion recursion formula recursion relation recursion theory recursive recursive acronym recursive definition recursive descent parser recursive filter Recursive Function Recursive Functional Algorithmic Language recursive functions Recursive Macro Actuated Generator recursive macro call recursive procedure recursive subroutine			recurrent iridocyclitis recurrent iridocyclitis recurrent iridocyclitis Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis recurrent laryngeal nerve recurrent laryngeal nerve Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Activity Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Stimulation Recurrent laryngeal nerves Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infection recurrent mastitis recurrent mastitis recurrent mastitis Recurrent Miscarriage Recurrent Miscarriage Immunotherapy Trialists Group Recurrent Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Recurrent nerve Recurrent nerve Recurrent nerve Recurrent nerve Recurrent nerves Recurrent Neural Equalizer Recurrent neural network Recurrent Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction Recurrent Nongonococcal Urethritis recurrent nova Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Recurrent Oral Ulceration Recurrent Ovarian Cancer recurrent parent Recurrent Parotid Gland Enlargement Recurrent Pattern Detection recurrent polyserositis Recurrent pregnancy loss Recurrent pregnancy loss Recurrent pregnancy loss Recurrent Primary Cerebral Hemorrhage Recurrent prostate cancer Recurrent prostate cancer Recurrent prostate cancer Recurrent pulse Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis Recurrent radial Recurrent Related Party Transaction Recurrent relation Recurrent Respiratory Infection Syndrome Recurrent Respiratory Papillomas Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Foundation recurrent scarring aphtha recurrent scarring aphtha recurrent scarring aphtha recurrent seizure Recurrent Self-Organizing Map Recurrent sensibility

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