* Astronomy

Title: DW UMa and the Irradiation Modulated Mass Transfer Model for Superhumps
Author: J. Smak

The light curves of the permanent superhumper DW UMa are analysed in order to determine the amplitudes of its superhumps, A_SH, and the amplitudes of the periodic light variations with the beat period -- the irradiation amplitudes, A_irr. The resulting values of A_SH and A_irr, together with other values from the literature, turn out to be correlated thereby confirming the irradiation modulated mass transfer model for superhumps.

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