Comparison of the data shown in Fig. B.1 with the results of multicycle nova models of Yaron et al. (2005). The black triangles and vertical error bars show the average peak magnitudes and their rms deviation for the novae grouped in equipopulated bins over the t₂ time, and the curves are corresponding relations for the nova models of Yaron et al. (2005). The red, green and blue curves correspond to WD core temperature of 10⁷ K, 3 × 10⁷ K and 5 × 10⁷ K, respectively. The solid curves are for Ṁ = 10^-7M_⊙ yr^-1, dashed curves for Ṁ = 10^-8M_⊙ yr^-1, short dashed curves for Ṁ = 10^-9M_⊙ yr^-1, dotted curves for Ṁ = 10^-10M_⊙ yr^-1, and dot-dashed curves for Ṁ = 10^-11M_⊙ yr^-1.