Binary stars : selected topics on observations and physical processes : lectures held at the Astrophysics Scho | Astrophysics School (12th : 1999 : La Laguna, Canary Islands), Lázaro, F. C. (F. Carlos), 1957-, Arévalo, M. J. (Maria J.), 1956-

Binary Stars. Selected Topics on Observations and Physical Processes: Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School XII Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 6–17 September 1999
Author: F. Carlos Lázaro, Maria J. Arévalo
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN: 978-3-540-41256-4
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-44395-9

Table of Contents:

• Physical Processes in Close Binary Systems
• Magnetic Activity in Binary Stars
• Cataclysmic Variables
• Observations of Cataclysmic Variable and Double Degenerate Stars
• Evolution of Close Binaries
• X-RayBinaries and Black Hole Candidates: A Review of Optical Properties

Includes bibliographical references
Physical processes in close binary systems / Antonio Claret, Alvaro Giménez -- Magnetic activity in binary stars / Klaus G. Strassmeier -- Cataclysmic variables / Józef Smak -- Observations of cataclysmic variable and double degenerate stars / Tom R. Marsh -- Evolution of close binaries / Bert C. De Loore -- X-ray binaries and black hole candidates : a review of optical properties / Jorge Casares