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Polars: Evidence for magnetically confined emission
To achieve large levels of circular polarisation, radiation process must be largely cyclotron emission
For emission to be in the optical, require high values of magnetic field strength, ~30 MGauss (~3000 Tesla)
Expect this to disrupt the disk
Eclipse lightcurves show very sharp (seconds) drops and rises in brightness, consistent with a small spot on the white dwarf
Evidence for magnetically controlled accretion regions

HU Aqr
Bridge et al (2002)