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Author:   M. Livio ,  G. Shaviv
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1983 ed.
Volume:   101
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.540kg
ISBN:  

9789027715708

ISBN 10:   902771570
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   30 April 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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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