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The Symbiotic Phenomenon

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

Editors:

  1. Joanna Mikolajewska

    1. Institute of Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

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  2. Michael Friedjung

    1. Institut d’Astrophysique, CNRS, Paris, France

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  3. Scott J. Kenyon

    1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

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  4. Roberto Viotti

    1. Istituto Astrofisica Spaziale, CNR, Frascati, Italy

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 145)

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Table of contents (75 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Basic Data

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Perspective on the Symbiotic Stars

      • David Allen
      Pages 3-9

    4. V641 CAS — A Symbiotic Candidate ?

      • T. Tomov, M. Mikolajewski
      Pages 23-24

    6. Orbital Radial Velocity Curves of Symbiotic Stars

      • Michael R. Garcia, Scott J. Kenyon
      Pages 27-32

    7. Orbital Parameters of Three Symbiotic Stars

      • Elia M. Leibowitz, Liliana Formiggini
      Pages 33-36

    8. Properties of Cool Stellar Components in S-Type Symbiotic Stars

      • O. G. Taranova, B. F. Yudin
      Pages 37-41

    10. Infrared Observations of Symbiotic Miras

      • Patricia Whitelock
      Pages 47-56

    11. The Environments of Cool Stars

      • Robert E. Stencel
      Pages 57-64

    12. Dust Emission from Symbiotic Stars: Interpretation of IRAS Observations

      • B. G. Anandarao, A. R. Taylor, S. R. Pottasch
      Pages 65-66

    13. Atmospheric Shocks in Mira Variables — MgII Emission

      • Edward W. Brugel, T. E. Beach, L. A. Willson, G. H. Bowen
      Pages 67-68

    14. The Radio Properties of Symbiotic Stars

      • E. R. Seaquist
      Pages 69-75

    15. Radio Imaging of Symbiotic Stars

      • A. R. Taylor
      Pages 77-83

    17. Optical Polarimetry of Symbiotic Stars

      • Antonio Mário Magalhães
      Pages 89-100

    18. Polarimetry of Symbiotic Stars

      • T. N. Khudyakova
      Pages 101-102

    19. The Present State of Symbiotic Polarimetry

      • Hugo E. Schwarz, Colin Aspin, A. M. Magalhaes, R. E. Schulte-Ladbeck
      Pages 103-104
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About this book

Symbiotic stars were identified spectroscopically as M giants with a very strong He II 4686 emission line. After five decades of study by many astronomers, the first internatioinal meetings devoted to symbiotics were held at the University of Colorado (Boulder) and at the Haute Provence Observatory during the Summer of 1981. These conferences emphasized exciting new results obtained by modern satellite (EINSTEIN, IUE) and ground-based observatories. Although the vast majority of the participants were already fairly sure that symbiotics are almost certainly interacting binary systems, and not extremely peculiar single stars, it was not clear exactly which types of physical processes were needed to be invoked to explain their observed behaviour. Many were even worried that it might not be possible to clearly define a class of "symbiotic stars" , and thus establish a unique model applicable to any system. Since the publication of the Haute-Provence proceedings, our understanding of the physical processes occuring in symbiotic stars (and in related objects such as cataclysmic variables and compact planetary nebulae) has greatly improved. We now speak confidently of a "symbiotic phenomenon" , in which an evolved red giant and a hot companion object (usually thought to be an accreting main sequence star or a luminous white dwarf star) happily coexist.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

    Joanna Mikolajewska

  • Institut d’Astrophysique, CNRS, Paris, France

    Michael Friedjung

  • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

    Scott J. Kenyon

  • Istituto Astrofisica Spaziale, CNR, Frascati, Italy

    Roberto Viotti

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Symbiotic Phenomenon

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 103rd Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Torun, Poland, August 18–20, 1987

  • Editors: Joanna Mikolajewska, Michael Friedjung, Scott J. Kenyon, Roberto Viotti

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2969-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7833-7Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2969-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 380

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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