Matter accreting onto a white dwarf is generating 1025 W of thermal X-ray emission. What is the minimum mass transfer rate (in solar masses per year) needed to sustain this X-ray luminosity

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Matter accreting onto a white dwarf is
generating 1025 W of thermal X-ray emission.
What is the minimum mass transfer rate (in
solar masses per year) needed to sustain this
X-ray luminosity
Transcribed Image Text:Matter accreting onto a white dwarf is generating 1025 W of thermal X-ray emission. What is the minimum mass transfer rate (in solar masses per year) needed to sustain this X-ray luminosity
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