Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects: Proceedings of the 72nd Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Haifa, Israel, August 9-

ISBN-13: 9789027715708 / Angielski / Twarda / 1983 / 356 str.

International Astronomical Union; M. Livio; G. Shaviv

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Proceedings of IAU Colloquium No. 72, held in Haifa, Israel, August 9-13, 1982

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The Periods of Cataclysmic Variable Stars.- Photometric and Spectroscopic Observations of the Cataclysmic Variable AC Cancri.- Recent Spectroscopy of X-Ray Sources and Systems Related to Cataclysmic Variables: I.- Recent Spectroscopy of X-Ray Sources and Systems Related to Cataclysmic Variables: II.- Orbital Solutions for WZ Sagittae During Quiescence.- Spectra of Symbiotic Stars.- KQ Mon and the Nature of the UX Ursa Majoris Nova-Like Variables.- On the Variation of the Orbital Period and the 67-Min Oscillations in EX Hydrae.- Alpha Beta Discs.- Humps and Super-humps.- CNO Abundances and Nova Outburst Strengths.- The Formation of Optical CNO Emission Lines in Cataclysmic Variables.- Did Nova Aquilae 1982 Possess a Supercritical Wind?.- Infrared Observations of Nova Aquilae 1982.- The Continuum Energy Distribution of the Old Nova GK Per (1901).- The ‘Isothermal’ Phase of Nova Dust Shells.- Infrared Spectra of Nova Dust Shells.- On Evolutionary Models for SNI Progenitor Stars.- Physical Conditions Inside White Dwarfs and Type I Supernovae.- The Intermediate Polars.- Energy Distribution of Hard X-Ray Emitting Cataclysmic Variables.- Column Accretion on to White Dwarfs.- Time Dependence in Accretion Onto Magnetic White Dwarfs.- Circular Polarimetry of AM Herculis.- Polarimetry of Symbiotic Stars.- Polarized Radiation from AM Herculis Stars.- AM Herculis Binaries: Particle Acceleration, Radio Emission and Synchronization.- Spin-Up and Magnetic Fields in DQ Her Stars.- The Origin and Evolution of Cataclysmic Binaries.- The Evolutionary Status of the Secondaries of Cataclysmic Binaries.- Origin of Very-Short Orbital-Period Binary Systems.- Star-Planet Systems and Their Relation to Low Mass Cataclysmic Variables.- Cataclysmic Binaries Containing a Black-Dwarf Secondary.- Fast Oscillations in Variable X-Ray Sources and X-Ray Bursters.- Mass Loss Associated with X-Ray Bursts of Neutron Stars.- X-Ray Emission from Cataclysmic Variables.- Astronomy in Israel: From Og’s Circle to the Wise Observatory.- Pre-Concluding Remarks.- Concluding Remarks.- Author Index.

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After spending several years in the USA, at Caltech and Cornell, Giora Shaviv was instrumental in bringing astrophysical teaching and research to Israel ( with posts at Tel Aviv University and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology). He also conceived, designed and organized the launch of the Technion student and faculty research satellite. A leading theoretical astrophysicist, Shaviv has published numerous articles on stellar physics, galaxies and astrophysical fluids in professional journals. Among his many contributions to stellar physics is a paper that Physical Review Letters selected as one of their best 20 of the past 50 years. He founded the Asher Space Research Institute at the Technion with president Singer and also served as President of the Israeli Physical Society.