Mass Loss from Stars: Proceedings of the Second Trieste Colloquium on Astrophysics, 12–17 September, 1968

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Mass Loss from Stars: A Review....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
The Wolf-Rayet Stars and Mass Loss....Pages 17-25
Mass Loss from P Cygni....Pages 26-35
Rocket Observations of Mass Loss from Hot Stars....Pages 36-41
Intrinsic Polarization for Objects with Extended Atmospheres....Pages 42-48
Mass Loss from OB Supergiants....Pages 49-56
Evidence for Mass Loss from the F-Type Supergiant, 89 Herculis....Pages 57-63
A New Outburst of the Shell Star 48 Librae....Pages 64-71
Microturbulence in Stellar Atmospheres Methodic Remark....Pages 72-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Recent Studies of Models for Unstable Stars....Pages 77-88
Possibility of Mass Loss in the Red-Giant Stage from H-R Diagrams of Galactic Clusters....Pages 89-105
The Colour-Magnitude Distribution of Giants in Open Clusters....Pages 106-109
Solar-Wind Model Including the Effects of Rotation, Magnetic Fields, and Anisotropic Heat Conduction....Pages 110-121
Mass Loss from Coronae and its Effect Upon Stellar Rotation....Pages 122-131
Coronae Around Helium Stars and X-Ray Sources....Pages 132-134
Mass Loss from Fast Rotating Stars....Pages 135-138
Angular Momentum Considerations and Mass Loss....Pages 139-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Mass Loss from Close Binaries, 1941-68....Pages 149-155
General Review of Observational Spectroscopic Evidence for Mass Loss in Close Binaries....Pages 156-158
Spectroscopic Study of the Eclipsing System R Canis Majoris....Pages 159-170
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
A Gross Secular Expansion of the Primary in RW Persei....Pages 171-183
Boss 5481 During the Shell Episode of 1965-67....Pages 184-197
Mass Motions in the System of VV Cephei....Pages 198-203
Periods of Eclipsing Novalike Variables....Pages 204-209
About the Interpretation of Gaseous Streams in Close Binary Systems....Pages 210-210
Mass Exchange in the Binary System AD Herculis Obtained from Photometric Observations....Pages 211-212
Period Changes of W Ursae Maioris Systems....Pages 213-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Mass Exchange in Close Binary Systems with Primary Components of 30 M ⊙ ....Pages 217-230
Evolution of Close Binaries and Origin of Algol-Type Systems....Pages 231-236
On the Time-Scale of the Mass Transfer in Close Binaries....Pages 237-241
Mass Exchange in Close Binaries of Moderate Mass and Short Periods....Pages 242-252
Evolution Through Mass Exchange in Close Binary Systems of Total Mass 2.5 M ⊙ ....Pages 253-256
Mass Exchange in Close Binaries of Moderate Period and Mass....Pages 257-259
White-Dwarf Production in Binary Systems of Large Separation....Pages 260-266
Possible Effects of the Resonance in Close Binaries on Their Mass Exchanges....Pages 267-270
Some Problems Concerning Gas Flows in Close Binary Systems of Dwarfs Stars....Pages 271-273
Les Étoiles Doubles, Indicatrices D’Une Perte De Masse Séculaire Des Étoiles....Pages 274-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Infrared Spectra of Nova Delphini 1967....Pages 281-289
Nova Delphini 1967-8....Pages 290-299
Polarization of Nova Delphini 1967....Pages 300-302
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Fresh Evidence Concerning the Type of Ejection of Novae....Pages 303-310
A Mechanism for the Production of Planetary Nebulae....Pages 311-328
Photoelectric Observations of CH Cygni During the Explosive Phases of 1967-68....Pages 329-335
Spectroscopic Evidence for Mass Loss from CH Cygni....Pages 336-345