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Non-Radial Pulsations in White Dwarf Stars

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Five more oscillating white dwarf stars have been discovered. The data now available from these and other sources support an explanation of observed oscillations in dwarf novae in terms of g-mode pulsations.

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WARNER, B., ROBINSON, E. Non-Radial Pulsations in White Dwarf Stars. Nature Physical Science 239, 2–7 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci239002a0

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