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Caption: Figure 2.
A comparison of the various important radii in the white dwarf accretion problem as a function of the stellar rotation rate Ω⋆, magnetic field strength B⋆, mass accretion rate ﹩\dot{M}﹩, and temperature T⋆. The relative locations of these radii set the structure of the disk and the magnetic accretion flow. The Roche radius RR sets the outer edge of the debris disk, the corotation radius Rc sets where magnetic coupling leads to accretion, the gas magnetic accretion radius ﹩{R}_{B}^{g}﹩ sets where the gas could be accreted, and the sublimation radius Rs sets where the dust is sublimated. The dust magnetic accretion radius ﹩{R}_{B}^{d}﹩ is always less than the white dwarf radius and so is not shown.
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