The Symbiotic Phenomenon: Proceedings of the 103rd Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Torun, Poland, August 18–20, 1987

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Perspective on the Symbiotic Stars....Pages 3-9
Multifrequency Observations of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 11-22
V641 CAS — A Symbiotic Candidate ?....Pages 23-24
Ultraviolet FE II Absorption Lines in HD 59643....Pages 25-26
Orbital Radial Velocity Curves of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 27-32
Orbital Parameters of Three Symbiotic Stars....Pages 33-36
Properties of Cool Stellar Components in S-Type Symbiotic Stars....Pages 37-41
Absolute Energy Distributions for Selected Quiescent Symbiotic Stars....Pages 43-45
Infrared Observations of Symbiotic Miras....Pages 47-56
The Environments of Cool Stars....Pages 57-64
Dust Emission from Symbiotic Stars: Interpretation of IRAS Observations....Pages 65-66
Atmospheric Shocks in Mira Variables — MgII Emission....Pages 67-68
The Radio Properties of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 69-75
Radio Imaging of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 77-83
Observations of Bipolar Mass Flow from Symbiotic Stars....Pages 85-88
Optical Polarimetry of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 89-100
Polarimetry of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 101-102
The Present State of Symbiotic Polarimetry....Pages 103-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Ionization models of symbiotic stars....Pages 107-118
Photoionization models with accretion discs....Pages 119-121
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Emission Line Ratio Classification of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 123-125
Resonance Line Profiles from Radial Accretion Flows....Pages 127-128
Colliding Winds in Symbiotic Systems....Pages 129-136
Accretion Disks in Symbiotic Stars....Pages 137-148
Accretion from Stellar Winds....Pages 149-160
Thermonuclear Runaway Models for Symbiotic Novae....Pages 161-168
On the outburst of symbiotic stars....Pages 169-170
Thermonuclear Runaways on Accreting Hot White Dwarfs....Pages 171-172
The Decay Time after a Thermonuclear Flash....Pages 173-175
General Discussion on the Physics of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 177-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-180
Z Andromedae: Quiescence and Activity....Pages 181-186
Cl Cygni — the Well Understood Symbiotic Binary ?....Pages 187-192
A P Cygni Profile for the He 10830 A line of CI Cyg in Eclipse....Pages 193-195
Symbiotic Eclipsing Binary Star CI Cyg. The Cold Component Variability....Pages 197-197
AG Dra a Symbiotic Star with an Uncommon Cool Component....Pages 199-204
Spectral Variations of AG Dra between 1981 and 1985....Pages 205-207
CH Cyg : Ten Years of Activity....Pages 209-217
CH Cygni Half a Century Ago — Changing Activity of the Cool Component....Pages 219-220
Spectroscopic Orbit of the Eclipsing Symbiotic Star CH Cyg....Pages 221-222
Slow and Rapid Changes of the Radial Velocities in the Symbiotic Binary CH Cygni....Pages 223-224
Front Matter....Pages 179-180
Radial Velocities of CH Cyg Just as the Jets Appeared....Pages 225-226
The Spectrum of CH Cygni – A Search for Rapid Line Variations....Pages 227-228
Polarization in CH Cygni During Quiet and Active Phases....Pages 229-230
Continued Radio Activity from CH Cygni....Pages 231-232
An “Accretor-Propeller” Model of CH Cygni....Pages 233-234
A Review of the R Aquarii System....Pages 235-243
The Ultraviolet Spectrum of RX Puppis....Pages 245-247
A Model for RX Puppis....Pages 249-250
Symbiotic Star AG Pegasi — Retrospect and Prospects....Pages 251-255
The Observations of AG Peg During 1985–87....Pages 257-257
The Photometric Period of AG Pegasi....Pages 259-260
The Causes of the Light Variations in AG Peg....Pages 261-262
Ultraviolet Variability of the Symbiotic Star AG Peg....Pages 263-264
A New Absorption-Line Orbit for the Symbiotic Nova AG Pegasi....Pages 265-267
The Symbiotic Novae....Pages 269-277
Symbiotic Nova PU Vul (Kuwano-Honda Object): Some Results of Coordinated Investigations....Pages 279-281
Spectroscopic Variations of the Symbiotic Nova PU Vul....Pages 283-284
Emission Line Analyses of HBV 475, V1016 Cyg, and HM Sge....Pages 285-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Photometric and Spectroscopic Variations of the Symbiotic Star EG Andromedae....Pages 289-290
The Search for the Elusive Companion of EG Andromedae....Pages 291-292
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
The Symbiotic Star UV Aurigae....Pages 293-294
The Third Galactic Carbon Symbiotic....Pages 295-296
BI Crucis....Pages 297-298
Effects of Eccentric Orbit of BF Cygni on IUE and Optical Spectra....Pages 299-300
Ultraviolet to Near Infrared Observations of BF Cyg....Pages 301-302
Ultraviolet Variability of AX Persei....Pages 303-304
IUE and Optical Observations of He 2-104....Pages 305-306
Summary of Discussion on Individual Objects....Pages 307-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
The Formation and Evolution of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 311-321
Recurrent Novae....Pages 323-334
Unravelling the Multiple Component Radio Emission of RS Oph in Outburst....Pages 335-336
The 1987 Outburst of the Recurrent Nova U Sco....Pages 337-338
What can we learn from ζ Aur binary systems?....Pages 339-346
Summary of Final Discussion....Pages 347-348
Concluding Remarks....Pages 349-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-365