Spiral Shock Waves in Dwarf Nova CVs in Outburst (Abstract)

Volume 30 number 2 (2002)

Paul Groot

Abstract

(Abstract only) There are now three dwarf nova systems known in which spiral shock waves have been detected in the disk during outburst. I will give an overview of what we have currently learned from this information and how AAVSO monitoring of dwarf nova outbursts is crucial to a better understanding of this phenomenon.