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White dwarfs twinkle like black holes

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Title	White dwarfs twinkle like black holes
Period	07 / 2012 - unknown
Status	Current
Research number	OND1348721
Data Supplier	NWO

Abstract

At first sight, white dwarfs and black holes have little in common. But both attract matter and eject jets of gas into space. The researchers will study this similarity to understand the effect of relativity in this important astrophysical process.

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Secretariat	Astrophysics (RU)
Financier	NWO Council for Physical Sciences (NWO)

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Project leader	Dr. E.G. Körding