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1 Introduction
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2 Physical picture
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3 Basic equations and assumptions
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4 The characteristic radii
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5 Structure of the atmosphere
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6 Heating and cooling
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7 Mass accretion onto the neutron star
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8 Mass and energy conservation in the gain region
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9 Evolution of shock radius and shock velocity
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10 Summary and conclusions
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References
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