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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

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  • © 1988

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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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Table of contents (75 papers)

  1. Physics of Individual Objects

    1. Spectroscopic Variations of the Symbiotic Nova PU Vul

      • L. Hric, D. Chochol, B. Kovachev
      Pages 283-284

    2. Emission Line Analyses of HBV 475, V1016 Cyg, and HM Sge

      • S. Tamura
      Pages 285-286

  2. Contribution for Other Individual Objects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
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    2. Photometric and Spectroscopic Variations of the Symbiotic Star EG Andromedae

      • A. Skopal, D. Chochol, A. Vittone, A. Mammano
      Pages 289-290

    3. The Search for the Elusive Companion of EG Andromedae

      • Joseph E. Pesce, Robert E. Stencel, Nancy A. Oliversen
      Pages 291-292

    4. The Symbiotic Star UV Aurigae

      • Parag Seal
      Pages 293-294

    5. The Third Galactic Carbon Symbiotic

      • Regina E. Schulte-Ladbeck, D. Jack MacConnell, Nelson Zarate
      Pages 295-296

    6. BI Crucis

      • A. Altamore, C. Rossi, R. Viotti
      Pages 297-298

    7. Effects of Eccentric Orbit of BF Cygni on IUE and Optical Spectra

      • J. Mikolajewska, M. Mikolajewski
      Pages 299-300

    8. Ultraviolet to Near Infrared Observations of BF Cyg

      • A. Cassatella, R. Gonzalez-Riestra, T. Fernandez-Castro, J. Fuensalida, A. Gimenez
      Pages 301-302

    9. Ultraviolet Variability of AX Persei

      • Joanna Mikolajewska
      Pages 303-304

    10. IUE and Optical Observations of He 2-104

      • Julie H. Lutz
      Pages 305-306

    11. Summary of Discussion on Individual Objects

      • Scott Kenyon, David Allen
      Pages 307-308

  3. Symbiotic Phenomena and Stellar Evolution. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 309-309
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    2. The Formation and Evolution of Symbiotic Stars

      • R. F. Webbink
      Pages 311-321

    3. Recurrent Novae

      • Mario Livio
      Pages 323-334

    4. Unravelling the Multiple Component Radio Emission of RS Oph in Outburst

      • A. R. Taylor, M. F. Bode, R. J. Davis, R. W. Porcas
      Pages 335-336

    5. The 1987 Outburst of the Recurrent Nova U Sco

      • K. Sekiguchi, M. W. Feast, P. A. Whitelock, M. D. Overbeek, W. Wargau, J. Spencer Jones
      Pages 337-338

    6. What can we learn from ζ Aur binary systems?

      • K.-P. Schröder
      Pages 339-346

    7. Summary of Final Discussion

      • Robert E. Stencel
      Pages 347-348
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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.

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

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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