Close Binaries in the 21st Century: New Opportunities and Challenges

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Close Binaries in the 21 st Century: New Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 1-2
The Brave New World of Binary Star Studies....Pages 3-9
Multisite, Multiwavelength Studies of the Active Cool Binary CC Eri....Pages 11-14
Late-type X-ray Emitting Binaries in the Solar Neighborhood and in Star Forming Regions....Pages 15-18
Analysis of Extra-Solar Planetary Transits Using Tools from Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 19-22
Photometric Studies of Twelve Deep, Low-mass Ratio Overcontact Binary Systems....Pages 23-26
Updated UBV Light-Curve and Period Analysis of Eclipsing Binary HS Herculis....Pages 27-31
The Period Variation of V839 Oph....Pages 33-35
Investigation of Times of Minima of Selected Early-Type Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 37-39
Photometric Studies of Bright Southern Binary Systems: ∈ Cra and ψ Ori....Pages 41-43
Photometric Solution of the O-type Eclipsing Binary V1007 Sco....Pages 45-47
First results of the Central-East-South European Binary Star Study Group (CESEB)....Pages 49-51
Spot Modelling of ζ Andromedae....Pages 53-55
Chromospheric Activity and Orbital Solution of Six New Late-type Spectroscopic Binary Systems....Pages 57-59
The Near-Contact System V387 Cygni: BVRI Photometry and Modelling....Pages 61-63
Monitoring Secular Orbital Period Variations of Some Eclipsing Binaries at the Ankara University Observatory....Pages 65-67
The W UMa-type Stars Program: First Results, Current Status and Perspectives....Pages 69-71
A Mechanism for Producing Short-Period Binaries....Pages 73-77
Evolutionary Status of Late-type Contact Binaries: Case of a 1.2 + 1 M ⊙ Binary....Pages 79-82
Wind Ionization Structure of the Short-Period Eclipsing LMC Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-129: Preliminary Results....Pages 83-86
Masses and Radii of Low-Mass Stars: Theory Versus Observations....Pages 87-90
Light-Time Effect in the Eclipsing Binaries GO Cyg, GW Cep, AR Aur and V505 Sgr....Pages 91-94
X-ray Observations of Binary and Single Wolf-Rayet Stars with XMM-Newton and Chandra....Pages 95-97
Libration Points in Schwarzschild’s Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem....Pages 99-101
Symbiotic Stars in the Context of Binary Evolution and Metallicity....Pages 103-105
Properties of Components in Contact Systems....Pages 107-109
Radiation Pressure and Surface Gravity of Close Binaries: First Results from Observational Data Analysis....Pages 111-113
The Spatial Distribution of W UMa-Type Stars....Pages 115-117
Modeling the 2004.5 Brightening of the Contact Binary V839 Oph....Pages 119-121
First Photometric Observations and Preliminary Results of Binaries FO Aurigae and V1025 Herculis....Pages 123-125
Monitoring Possible Light-Time Effect in the Orbital Period of Some Eclipsing Binaries at the Ankara University Observatory....Pages 127-128
Distributions of Geometrical and Physical Parameters of Contact Binaries....Pages 129-131
Some Thoughts on Pulsation and Binarity....Pages 133-135
Active Longitudes in Close Binaries....Pages 137-141
Enhanced Activity in Close T Tauri Binaries....Pages 143-146
Modelling Eclipsing Binaries with Dense Spot Coverage....Pages 147-150
Orbital Period Changes and Long Term Luminosity Variation in Active Binary CG Cyg....Pages 151-154
Short Time-Scale Variability in the Light Curve of TW Draconis....Pages 155-158
X-ray Emission from the Pre-Main Sequence Systems FU Orionis and T Tauri....Pages 159-161
A Search for Pulsating, Mass-Accreting Components in Algol-Type Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 163-165
HD172189, a Cluster Member Binary System with a δ Scuti Component in the Field of View of COROT....Pages 167-169
Eclipsing Binaries with Possible Light-Time Effect....Pages 171-173
Eccentric Eclipsing Binary YY Sagittarii....Pages 175-177
Photospheric Abundance Peculiarities in RS CVn Binaries....Pages 179-181
Possible Light-Time Effect in the Eclipsing Binary System TY Boo....Pages 183-185
Preliminary Photometric Evidence of Starspot Umbrae and Penumbrae on Late-Type Active Stars....Pages 187-188
Late-Type Active Stars: Rotation & Companions....Pages 189-191
Eclipsing Binaries in Open Clusters....Pages 193-195
Eclipsing Binaries in Local Group Galaxies....Pages 197-200
The First DIRECT Distance to a Detached Eclipsing Binary in M33....Pages 201-204
Absolute Parameters of Early-Type Close Binaries in the LMC....Pages 205-207
Searching for Planetary Eclipses in Open Clusters: NGC 7086....Pages 209-212
Binaries with Total Eclipses in the LMC: Potential Targets for Spectroscopy....Pages 213-215
Eclipsing Binary Stars in Nearby Galaxies....Pages 217-219
EROS-II Variable Stars: Eclipsing Binaries in the EROS Microlensing Surveys....Pages 221-223
First Results from ROTES: The ROtse Telescope Eclipsing-binary Survey....Pages 225-227
Planets and Planet-Sized Binaries from the OGLE Transit Survey....Pages 229-231
Eccentricities of Planets in Binary Systems....Pages 233-236
A Three Body Solution for the DI Her System....Pages 237-240
Common Proper Motion Search for Faint Companions Around Early-Type Field Stars — Progress Report....Pages 241-244
The Asiago Extrasolar Planet Transit Search....Pages 245-247
The WASP Project and SuperWASP Camera....Pages 249-249
X-Ray Binaries in Nearby Galaxies....Pages 251-253
Synthesis of Line Profiles and Radial Velocity Curves for X-Ray Binary Systems....Pages 255-259
Hot Subdwarfs in Precataclysmic Binaries....Pages 261-264
On the Binary Nature of SS 433....Pages 265-268
On Possible Nature of Pre-eclipse Dips in Light Curves of Semi-detached Systems with Steady-state Disks....Pages 269-272
After the Supernova: Runaway Stars and Massive X-ray Binary Populations with Metallicity....Pages 273-276
X-rays from the Symbiotic Star RX Pup....Pages 277-280
Results of Optical Monitoring of Cataclysmic Variable GK Per in 2004....Pages 281-283
Tomographic Simulations of Accretion Disks in Cataclysmic Variables — Flickering and Wind....Pages 285-287
X1908+075: A Late O-Type Supergiant with a Neutron Star Companion....Pages 289-291
Spectroscopy of the Candidate Pre-CV LTT 560....Pages 293-295
The Enigmatic Behaviour of the Old Nova RR Pic....Pages 297-299
Symbiotic Binary YY Her — Eclipses, Flares and Outbursts....Pages 301-303
Analysis of Near Infrared Observations of the Symbiotic Mira RR Tel....Pages 305-307
The Structure and the Partial Opacity of the Spiral Shocks on the Novalike Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 309-311
Deductions from the Indication of Eclipses of Nova V1493 Aql....Pages 313-314
Mapping of the Disc Structure of the Neutron Star X-ray Binary X1822-371....Pages 315-317
The DDO Short-Period Binary RV Program....Pages 319-320
Abundances from Disentangled Component Spectra of Close Binary Stars: An Observational Test of an Early Mixing in High-Mass Stars....Pages 321-325
Doppler Imaging of Rapidly-Rotating M Stars....Pages 327-330
Disentangling of the Spectra of Binary Stars — Principles, Results and Future Development....Pages 331-334
Automated Analysis of Light Curves of OGLE LMC Binaries: The Period distribution....Pages 335-339
Disentangling Effective Temperatures of Individual Eclipsing Binary Components by Means of Color-Index Constraining....Pages 341-344
A Method For Eclipsing Component Identification In Large Photometric Datasets....Pages 345-348
H α Photometry of Two Contact Binaries....Pages 349-352
A Library of Eclipsing Binary Light-Curves: Fast Initial Parameters Estimation, and on the Uniqueness of the Inverse Problem....Pages 353-355
On Methods for the Light Curves Extrema Determination....Pages 357-359
LU Vel (GJ 375): A M3.5Ve Flare and Double-Lined Spectroscopic Binary....Pages 361-363
Dense Spot Coverage and Polar Caps on SV Cam....Pages 365-367
Doppler Images of ζ Andromedae....Pages 369-371
Future Prospects for Ultra-High Resolution Imaging of Binary Systems at UV and X-ray Wavelengths....Pages 373-375
The Impact of CoRoT on Close Binary Research....Pages 377-380
On the Gaia Expected Harvest on Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 381-384
The Kepler Mission : Astrophysics and Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 385-388
STELLA: Two New Robotic Telescopes for Binary-Star Research....Pages 389-393
Getting SMARTS on Novae: Highlights of the Early Evolution of Nova V475 Sct....Pages 395-398
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