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Mass determinations indicate that the white dwarf components of cataclysmic variables are heavier than 0.5M⊙; this is in harmony with the themonuclear theories of novae explosions which demand masses of at least 0.5M⊙.
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Warner, B. (1977). Observations of Novae and Related Objects at Minimum Light. In: Friedjung, M. (eds) Novae and Related Stars. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1217-1_2
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