Cataclysmic Variables: Proceedings of the Conference held in Abano Terme, Italy, 20–24 June 1994

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
50 Years of CV’s at the Loiano and Asiago Observatories....Pages 3-8
An Update on the X-Ray Observations of Classical Novae....Pages 11-19
The Evolution of Classical Novae in the Ultraviolet....Pages 21-28
Infrared Observations of Classical Novae: Physical Parameterization and Contributions to the ISM....Pages 29-37
Photometric Properties of Classical Novae at Minimum....Pages 39-46
The General Trends of Recurrent Novae....Pages 49-57
Symbiotic Novae....Pages 59-64
Embarassing Aspects of Observations of CNE, RNE and Symbiotics....Pages 65-72
Periodic and Near-Periodic Decaday Lightcurves in Old Nova and Nova-Like CVs....Pages 75-81
Multi-, Quasi-, A- and Periodic Variations in Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 83-91
Hard X-Ray Observations of Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 93-101
High Galactic Latitude Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 103-103
A Search for Cataclysmic Variables in the Egret All-Sky Survey....Pages 104-104
The Asiago Dwarf Novae Survey....Pages 105-106
Infrared Observations, Distance Determinations and Absolute Magnitudes of a Sample of Faint Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 107-107
Two-Head Photometry of the Nova-Like RW Tri....Pages 108-108
The CV-Like Short Timescale Light Variations Observed in Symbiotic Stars....Pages 109-109
Anaylsis of EUVE Lightcurves of AM Her Systems....Pages 110-110
Chaos, Tidal Capture and Cataclysmic Variables in Globular Clusters....Pages 111-112
Can WZ Sge Stars be Distinguished from Ordinary SU UMa Stars?....Pages 113-113
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Spectra of Old Novae....Pages 114-114
A Low-Dispersion Spectroscopic Survey....Pages 115-115
On the Statistics of Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 116-116
Photometric Observations of Novae and Symbiotic Stars....Pages 117-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
V2 in 47 Tucanae: The First Detected Dwarf Nova Outburst in the Core of a Globular Cluster....Pages 121-124
Spectropolarimetry of V1315 Aql....Pages 125-128
V485 Cen: A Dwarf Nova with a 59 min Orbital Period....Pages 129-132
EUVE Observations of U Gem....Pages 133-138
Radio Images and Light Curves for Nova V1974 Cygni 1992....Pages 139-144
Long-Time Variability of 1H 1752+081 = V2301 Oph....Pages 145-145
IUE Observations of the IP Candidate H0857-242....Pages 146-146
9.6 Year Periodicity in Optical Light Curve of the Symbiotic Nova RT Serpentis (1909)....Pages 147-147
Optical Quiescent State of GRO J0422+32: Constraints on the Compact Star Mass....Pages 148-148
The Detached Binary RE1629+781: A Low-Mass Magnetic Secondary Star?....Pages 149-149
Seasonal Outburst Cycle Length Variations in the Dwarf Nova EM Cygni....Pages 150-151
A Spectroscopic Study of WX Cen....Pages 152-152
Expanding Envelope of Nova Cygni 1992....Pages 153-153
UBV Photometry of Nova Cassiopeiae 1993....Pages 154-154
High Resolution Spectroscopy of CP Pup....Pages 155-155
Simultaneous Multiwavelength Observationes of Dwarf Novae SU UMa: Minihumps at Minioutburst?....Pages 156-157
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Nova Cygni 1992: MERLIN Observations from 1992 to 1994....Pages 158-158
Infrared Spectroscopy of BL Hyi....Pages 159-159
An Intriguing Phase ‘Glitch’ in the V/R Ratio Spin Modulation of GK Persei....Pages 160-160
The X-Ray Eclipsing Polar RX J1802.1+1804....Pages 161-161
The X-Ray Eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable 1H1752+081....Pages 162-162
The Optical Light Curve of V664 Cas....Pages 163-164
Symbiotic Binary CH Cygni in 1992–1994....Pages 165-165
Spectroscopic Variations and Stellar Parameters of 6 SU UMa Type Stars....Pages 166-166
CH Cygni as a Propeller Star....Pages 167-167
QU Vul: A New Eclipsing Nova in the Period Gap....Pages 168-168
Geometry of the Polar AN UMa....Pages 169-169
TT Arietis Observed at Bucharest Observatory....Pages 170-170
IUE Spectra of Three Z Cam Type Dwarf Novae: A Study of P Cygni Profiles....Pages 171-171
The Peculiarity of V1500 Cyg Synchronization....Pages 172-172
The Photometric Investigation of RZ LMi....Pages 173-173
Can Hydrogen Emission Lines of PU Vul be Produced in the Outer Atmosphere of the Red Giant Component?....Pages 174-174
The Optical Light Curve of BE UMa....Pages 175-176
S 10932 Comae — A Jumping Jack Among the CVs....Pages 177-177
Understanding the Behaviour of the Eclipsing Polar DP Leo....Pages 178-178
The Variable Nature of TT Ari in the Ultraviolet....Pages 179-179
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
A New Period Determination for EY Cyg....Pages 180-180
A Long Orbital Period and the Nature of V1017 Sgr: Inter-Relation....Pages 181-181
The Recurrent Nova T Pyx: An Outline of IUE Observations....Pages 182-183
15 Years of IUE Observations of the Symbiotic Nova RR Tel....Pages 184-185
The Eclipsing, Magnetic CV RX J0515.6+0105....Pages 186-186
High-Speed Photometry and Polarimetry of the Eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable PX and = PG 0026+27....Pages 187-187
UV Pulsations of DQ Herculis at the White-Dwarf Spin Period....Pages 188-188
On the Optical Pulsations in DQ Her Stars....Pages 189-189
IUE and Optical Observations of AM Herculis in its Low State....Pages 190-190
Analysis of the Eclipse Light Curves of UX UMa....Pages 191-191
RJ051542+0104.7: A New Long Period (8 HR) Eclipsing Magnetic CV!....Pages 192-192
Time-Resolved Spectrophotometry of Intermediate Polars and Candidates....Pages 193-194
The 1985–86 Episodes of AG Draconis....Pages 195-195
The Eclipse Minimum in Dwarf Nova SS Cygni: The new Data....Pages 196-197
X-Ray Observations of HT Cas and UX UMa....Pages 198-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Mixing Before and During Outburst in Classical and Symbiotic Novae....Pages 201-209
A New Method of Determining the Ejected Mass of Novae....Pages 211-216
The Theory of Nova Outbursts in the Light of Observations....Pages 217-230
The Dynamics of 2D Finite Local Perturbations in Envelopes of Rotating White Dwarfs....Pages 231-242
Light Curve Analysis of Novae....Pages 243-248
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Thermonuclear Runaways Events in Symbiotic Binaries....Pages 249-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
The Physics of Early Nova Spectra....Pages 257-265
The Outburst of Nova Cassiopeiae 1993....Pages 267-275
Shocks in Novae and in Symbiotic Stars....Pages 277-280
The Multiwavelenght Continuum of Neon Novae....Pages 281-284
Spectra of Classical Novae During Outburst....Pages 285-294
Dust Evolution in Nova Aquilae 1993 = V1419 Aql....Pages 295-298
Results of an extended spectroscopic survey of suspected CVs....Pages 299-301
The MG II Line of Nova Puppis 1991 on Day 150....Pages 303-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
The Disk Instability Model of SU UMa Stars: Connection Between the SU UMa stars and the WZ Sge Stars....Pages 307-313
Irradiation-Driven Mass Transfer in Low Mass Close Binaries....Pages 315-320
The AM CVn Stars....Pages 321-324
Irradiation-driven Mass Transfer and the Evolution of AM CVn Stars....Pages 325-326
Extreme Circular Polarization Discovered in the Magnetic CV RE 1307+535....Pages 327-333
On the Existence of Dwarf Novae with Tremendous Outburst Amplitudes or TOADs in Space....Pages 335-338
Are Extreme Dwarf Novae Amplitudes Due to Low Accretion Rates?....Pages 339-342
Four Topics in Accretion Disk Theory....Pages 343-348
Angular Momentum Transport in Accretion Disks....Pages 349-358
On the Outburst Behaviour of Dwarf Novae above the Period Gap....Pages 359-365
Spectrally-Resolved Accretion Disk Maps of IP Pegasi During Outburst....Pages 367-367
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Cessation of the Optical Pulsations in AE Aqr....Pages 368-368
Stellar Weather Patterns in Irradiated CV Secondary Stars....Pages 369-369
Detecting Correlations in the Light Curves of Dwarf Novae....Pages 370-370
Probing Fundamental Accretion Physics with a Unique, Fully Implicit, 2D Hydrodynamic Evolutionary Code....Pages 371-371
Monte Carlo Synthesis of Spectral Line Profiles Formed in Cataclysmic Variable Winds....Pages 372-372
On the Optical Pulsations in DQ Her Stars....Pages 373-373
Superhump and Simulations of Eccentric Disks....Pages 374-374
I. Eclipse Mapping in Emission Lines of HT Cas....Pages 375-375
II. Eclipse Mapping in Velocity Bins of Emission Lines....Pages 376-376
Two Modes of Gas Streams in Binaries....Pages 377-377
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Polars in the ROSAT Era I: Overview....Pages 381-388
Polars in the ROSAT Era II: The individuals....Pages 389-396
Magnetic CVs Observed with IUE....Pages 397-403
A Boundary Layer Dynamo Model for the Secondary Components of Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 405-414
The Evolution of Magnetic CVs....Pages 415-421
Modelling MHD with Particle Methods An Overview of SPMHD....Pages 423-423
Formation of Cataclysmic Variables by Magnetic Fields in Common-Envelopes....Pages 424-424
Disc Viscosity from a Magnetic Dynamo....Pages 425-425
By Cam: A Multipole Magnetic Field Model....Pages 426-426
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
The “Zoo” of Super-Soft X-Ray Sources....Pages 429-433
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Supersoft X-Ray Sources in the LMC and SMC....Pages 435-442
Variability of Supersoft X-Ray Sources....Pages 443-451
On the Nature of the Soft X-Ray Emission from Nova GQ Muscae 1983....Pages 453-461
The Visual Light in Supersoft X-Ray Sources....Pages 463-468
ROSAT Observation of the Old Classical Nova CP Puppis....Pages 469-469
Variations of the Soft X-Ray Spin Amplitude in TV Col....Pages 470-470
The Ginga Hard X-Ray Spectrum of AM Herculis....Pages 471-471
The Galactic Supersoft X-Ray Source RXJ0019+21....Pages 472-472
The Soft X-Ray Turn-Off of Nova Muscae 1983....Pages 473-473
X-Ray and Optical Observations of Two New AM Herculis Systems Discovered by ROSAT....Pages 474-474
ROSAT Observations of 3 Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 475-475
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
The Reaction of Low-Mass Stars to Anisotropic Irradiation and its Implications for the Secular Evolution of Cataclysmic Binaries....Pages 479-486
Cataclysmic Binaries with He-Rich Secondaries, Supernovae and Accretion-Induced Collapse....Pages 487-493
Formation Rates of Supernovae Ia and Cataclysmic Binaries as a Function of the Age of Stellar Systems....Pages 495-501
Nova Populations....Pages 503-509
Properties of Nova Population Models....Pages 511-515
Hibernation — Problems and Alternatives....Pages 517-522
Mass Transfer Cycles in CV....Pages 523-532
Searching for Close Double Degenerates....Pages 533-533
U Sco Type Recurrent Nova as a Progenitor of the Halo Type Low Mass X-ray Binaries....Pages 534-534
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Preliminary Investigations into the Orbital Evolution of Pre-Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 535-535
Back Matter....Pages 537-540