Colliding winds in symbiotics

The results of gasdynamic modeling allowed us to propose the new mechanism of transition to active state in classical symbiotics and explain the step-by-step rise to the light maximum during the outburst. Good agreement with available observational data for Z And supports our model. Existing observations of symbiotic stars indicate the presence of winds from both components at active stages in these systems. We have carried out the gasdynamic modeling of the outburst development process in the classic symbiotic star Z And in the framework of the colliding winds model. It is shown that contribution from the system of shocks that forms in the area of wind collision is rather significant especially at short wavelengths.