The Physics of Accretion onto Compact Objects

Indirect imaging of accretion disks in binaries....Pages 1-13
Spectrum and polarization of the continuum from accretion disks in active galaxies and quasars....Pages 15-27
Accretion disks in low-mass X-ray binaries....Pages 29-57
Theory and observations of time-dependent accretion disks....Pages 59-75
On the long term activity of pop. I binary systems containing an X-ray pulsar....Pages 77-96
X-ray properties of magnetic cataclysmic variable systems....Pages 97-111
Evolution of magnetic cataclysmic binaries....Pages 113-136
The evolution of magnetic cataclysmic variables....Pages 137-155
Quasi-periodic oscillations in low-mass X-ray binaries....Pages 157-175
Quasi-periodic oscillations....Pages 177-193
The X-ray variability of active galactic nuclei....Pages 195-209
Variability in accreting black holes....Pages 229-241
Rapid X-ray variability in radio-quiet AGN: A probe of the innermost regions of the active nucleus....Pages 243-247
Iron lines from galactic and extragalactic X-ray sources....Pages 249-268
Discrete spectra of accreting compact sources....Pages 269-286
Radio emission from X-ray binaries and the proto-type jets of SS433....Pages 287-301
X-ray observations of the jets in SS433....Pages 303-312
Cygnus X-3....Pages 313-330
More surprises from NGC 4151....Pages 331-338
The promise of high resolution UV spectroscopy for understanding the winds of cataclysmic variable stars....Pages 339-355
BL Lacertae objects: Accretion, jets, and winds....Pages 357-375
X-ray spectral formation in low mass X-ray binaries....Pages 377-387
Continuum features in quasars....Pages 389-406
The soft X-ray spectra of active galactic nuclei....Pages 407-414