Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects: Proceedings of the 158th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Keele, United Kingdom, June 26–30, 1995

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Nova-Like Variables....Pages 3-12
The Nova-Likes Ac Cnc, Rw Tri, Ux Uma and the Nova Dq Her: Common and Different Properties....Pages 13-14
Temperature Structure of the Disk in V1315 Aql....Pages 15-16
Spectrally Resolved Maps of Optically Thick Accretion Disks....Pages 17-20
Roche Tomography of the Cool Star in IP Peg....Pages 21-24
Applications of Indirect Accretion Disc Imaging to Orbital Solutions for Primary Stars....Pages 25-26
Distances and Absolute Magnitudes of a Sample of Faint Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 27-28
Studies in Flickering....Pages 29-32
Decomposing Interacting Binary Light Curves: The Eclipses of the Mean Light, Secular Variability and Flickering in Rw Tri....Pages 33-34
The Place of Origin of the Flickering in Z Cha....Pages 35-36
TT Ari-94: A Study of 1.6...60 Minute Variability....Pages 37-40
Time Resolved Optical Spectroscopy of V795 Her....Pages 41-42
HST UV Observations of the Disk and Wind of V795 Her....Pages 43-44
Dwarf Nova Outbursts and Superoutbursts....Pages 45-54
IUE and Optical Spectra Of RZ LMi and ER UMa Throughout their 19 and 43 Day Cycles....Pages 55-58
New Observational Frontiers of Er Uma (= PG 0943+521) Type Dwarf Novae....Pages 59-60
Superhumps in the SU UMa Star AK CNC....Pages 61-62
Outburst Activity Data on Selected Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 63-64
Eclipse Observations of IP Peg During Outburst....Pages 65-70
Slingshot Prominences During Dwarf Nova Outbursts?....Pages 71-72
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Results of Optical Monitoring of the Dwarf Nova SS Cyg During the 1993 Campaign of Coordinated Observations with the Asca Satellite....Pages 73-74
The Long Period Dwarf Nova Uy Pup in Outburst....Pages 75-76
Observation of the WZ Sge-Type Dwarf Nova AL Com....Pages 77-78
Simultaneous Multiwavelength Observations of Dwarf Novae Systems at Quiescence and in Outburst....Pages 79-80
Is there Observational Evidence for theEvaporation of the Inner Accretion Disk in Dwarf Novae at Quiescence?....Pages 81-84
The Temperatures of White Dwarfs in Dwarf Novae....Pages 85-86
Line Formation in U Gem and T Leo....Pages 87-88
Population Studies of Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 89-92
Spectrophotometry Of 106 To-Be-Confirmed CVs....Pages 93-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Accretion Disc Viscosity....Pages 97-106
Dynamo Driven Accretion Discs and Dwarf Nova Eruptions....Pages 107-108
On the Turbulent Viscosity Prescription in Accretion Discs....Pages 109-110
The Rise and Fall of α-Model Viscosity....Pages 111-114
SPH Simulations of Tidally Unstable Accretion Disks....Pages 115-116
Inner Edge Drag by an Asynchronous Primary and Accretion Disc Structure In Close Binaries....Pages 117-118
Synthetic Spectra For Accretion Discs: The UV Absorption Spectrum....Pages 119-122
A Quantitative Study of Limb Darkening In Accretion Disks....Pages 123-124
Physical Parameter Mapping Of Accretion Disks....Pages 125-126
Thermal-Tidal Instability Model Of Dwarf Novae Below The Period Gap: A Unification Theory....Pages 127-130
Non Circular Disks in AM CVn Systems?....Pages 131-132
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Model Spectra for the Helium Cataclysmic Variable: AM CVn....Pages 133-134
Disk Instabilities in the Black Hole Binaries....Pages 135-138
The Accretion Disk Model for the First Hundred Days of the Outburst Evolution in the Black Hole X-Ray Novae....Pages 139-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
The Intermediate Polars....Pages 143-152
Mass and Angular Momentum Flows in Magnetic CVs....Pages 153-160
Accretion Disc Formation in Intermediate Polars....Pages 161-164
The Flares of AE Aqr....Pages 165-166
Triggering the Radio Emission from AE Aqr....Pages 167-168
HST FOS Observations of YY Dra....Pages 169-172
The 71-Second Oscillation of DQ Her at 2180 Å....Pages 173-176
Spin-Resolved Hα Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Intermediate Polar RXJ0558+5353....Pages 177-178
Rotational Disturbance in BG CMi....Pages 179-180
Simultaneous Ubvrijk Photometric and Polarimetric Observations of PQ Gem....Pages 181-182
The Magnetic Field of the Intermediate Polar RE0751+14....Pages 183-183
On the Long-Term Light Curve Behaviour of the Intermediate Polar TX Col....Pages 185-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Magnetic Fields and Accretion Streams in Polars....Pages 189-198
Radiation Hydrodynamics of Accreting Magnetic White Dwarfs....Pages 199-202
Magnetic Fields In AM Her Binaries....Pages 203-204
The Hard X-Ray Spectra of EF ERI and Other CVS....Pages 205-208
Different Types of Photometric and Polarimetric Behaviour of Am Her in 1989–1994....Pages 209-210
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Soft X-Ray Flickering of Am Her....Pages 211-212
X-Ray and Optical Observations of by CAM....Pages 213-214
Asynchronous Rotation in by CAM:Its Got a Good Beat and you can Dance to it (Very Slowly)....Pages 215-216
QPOS of by CAM in Low and High States....Pages 217-218
Long-Term Brightness Changes of Two CVS....Pages 219-220
Optical Flickering and Shot Noise in AM Her Systems....Pages 221-222
High Speed UV Photometry of the AM Her Systems Am Her, VV Pup and V834 Cen, with the Hubble Space Telescope....Pages 223-224
Recent Progress on the Polar QS Tel: The HST Results....Pages 225-226
QQ Vul Revisited....Pages 227-228
Rx J1015.5+0904: A New Polar at the Lower Period Limit....Pages 229-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Far Ultraviolet Observations of Dwarf Novae made with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope....Pages 233-241
EUVE Observations of VW Hyi in Superoutburst....Pages 243-246
The Possible Contribution from the Accretion Disk during the Quiescence of VW Hyi....Pages 247-248
Preliminary Analysis of a Hubble FOS Spectrum of VW Hyi in Quiescence: A DAZQ White Dwarf and Accretion Belt/Ring....Pages 249-250
VW Hyi: A Rapidly Cooling White Dwarf?....Pages 251-252
Accretion Disk Winds in Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 253-256
The Transient EUV Sky as Observed by Alexis....Pages 257-258
ASCA Observations of Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 259-268
An ASCA observation of the Eclipsing Dwarf Nova HT CAS....Pages 269-272
ROSAT Observations of Non-Magnetic CVS....Pages 273-276
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
COMPTEL Observations of X-Ray Binaries....Pages 277-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Classical Nova Evolution: Clues from Soft X-ray Emission....Pages 281-287
The ROSAT Observations of Classical Novae....Pages 289-289
Observations of NOVAE in M51, M87, and M101: A Preliminary Report....Pages 291-294
Are NOVAE Standard Candles?....Pages 295-298
TNR on Top of Accreting WDS: 2-D Simulations....Pages 299-300
Nova Ejecta Abundances Resulting from Multi-Cycle Evolutionary Calculations....Pages 301-302
The Gamma-Ray Spectrum of Classical Novae....Pages 303-304
The nature of GQ Mus as depicted from photoionization models of the shell....Pages 305-306
Nova Outbursts on Rotating Oblate White Dwarfs....Pages 307-308
Optical Imaging of Old Nova Shells....Pages 309-312
Shaping of Nova Shells by Binary Motion....Pages 313-314
Ultraviolet Spectropolarimetry of Classical Novae in Outburst: Evidence for Aspherical Ejecta....Pages 315-316
A Unified Model for the Radio and Optical Images and Spectra of Nova V1974 Cyg 1992....Pages 317-320
V1974 Cyg (Nova Cyg 1992) - A Possible Link to SU UMa Stars....Pages 321-322
UBV Photometry of V705 Cas (Nova Cas 1993) During the First Year of the Outburst....Pages 323-324
Infrared Spectroscopy of Nova V705 Cas....Pages 325-326
Detection of the Irradiated Red Dwarf in WY Sge (Nova 1783)....Pages 327-328
The Spectrum of the Old Nova V603 Aql Observed with the HST....Pages 329-330
A New Type of Asymmetric Outflow in the Recurrent Nova RS OPH in Quiescence....Pages 331-332
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
V1016 Cyg: Proper Motion of Radio Emission....Pages 333-334
Evolution of an Accretion Disk in the Symbiotic Binary CI Cyg....Pages 335-338
The Peculiar Symbiotic Star CH Cyg — A Bright Counterpart of Cataclysmic variables?....Pages 339-340
Possible Periodic Components in the Flickering of CH Cyg and MWC 560....Pages 341-342
A Close look at the Outburst of the Very Slow Symbiotic Nova PU Vul — A Triple System....Pages 343-344
A Unique Symbiotic-Like/Cataclysmic Triple Star 4 Dra (=CQ DRA): Six Years of UBV Monitoring....Pages 345-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Observations of Low Mass X-ray Binaries....Pages 349-358
Generation of X-ray Fluctuations in X-ray Binaries....Pages 359-362
Cyg X-2: its Recurrent X-ray Behaviour....Pages 363-364
The Orbital Period of the Galactic Z Source Sco X-2....Pages 365-366
Optical Counterpart of the LMXB GX 13+1....Pages 367-368
Detection of the Secondary Star in X1822-371....Pages 369-370
Radio Emitting X-ray Binary Stars....Pages 371-374
MERLIN Observations of Extended Emission Around GRS....Pages 375-376
Accretion Disk Dynamics of Her X-l....Pages 377-380
An Archival Study of HST Observations of Her X-l/HZ Her....Pages 381-382
The 35 day cycle of Her X-l....Pages 383-384
Models of soft X-ray transients and dwarf novae....Pages 385-394
Doppler imaging of V404 Cyg in Quiescence....Pages 395-398
The X-ray Nova GRO J0422+32 in Decline and Quiescence....Pages 399-400
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Investigation Of The Optical Variability Of GRO J0422+32....Pages 401-402
Investigation of the Optical Variability of Relativistic Objects with High Time Resolution....Pages 403-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Accreting white dwarfs and Type Ia supernovae....Pages 407-415
A Model for the Galactic Population of Supersoft X-ray Sources....Pages 417-420
The Period Distribution of Supersoft Sources....Pages 421-422
ROSAT and Optical Observations of Supersoft X-ray Sources....Pages 423-424
Visual Light from the Eclipsing Supersoft X-ray Source CAL 87....Pages 425-426
The Supersoft Source RXJ0019.8+2156: New Photoelectric Observations....Pages 427-428
The Supersoft X-ray Source RXJ0537.6-7033....Pages 429-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Understanding the Long-term Evolution of CVs and LMXBs: Principles and Problems....Pages 433-442
Simulations of Angular Momentum Evolution in Wind-fed CV Precursors....Pages 443-444
A core-envelope decoupling dynamo model for Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 445-446
Nova outbursts and the secular evolution of cataclysmic variables....Pages 447-448
Secular Evolution of Cataclysmic Variables with Irradiation-Induced Mass Transfer....Pages 449-452
From Common Envelope to Pre-Cataclysmic Variables: An Observational Test of Common Envelope Evolution....Pages 453-456
The 12 C/ 13 C Ratio as a Tracer of the Evolution of Post Common Envelope Systems and Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 457-458
Evolutionary Scenarios for Double Degenerate Systems....Pages 459-460
On the Origin of the Abundance Anomalies in IK Peg....Pages 461-462
The Extended Dust Emission Around GK Per....Pages 463-464
Low Mass White Dwarfs in Binaries....Pages 465-468
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Hot Subdwarfs in Binaries: Multiwavelength Observations and Evolutionary Implications....Pages 469-470
The Eclipses of the Close Binary star BE UMa....Pages 471-472
An Evolutionary Scenario for Short Period (≤10 days) millisecond binary Pulsars....Pages 473-474
On the Orbital Period Distribution of Recycled Pulsars....Pages 475-476
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Keele Cataclysmic Commentary....Pages 479-482
Back Matter....Pages 483-490