Accretion and Winds, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 Reviews in Modern Astronomy Series, Vol. 3

In order to bring the scientific events of the meetings of the Astronomische Gesellschaft (AG) to the attention of the worldwide astronomical community, an annual publication, Reviews in Modern Astronomy, was established. It is devoted exclusively to . the invited reviews, the Karl Schwarz schild lectures, and the high­ light contributions from leading scientists reporting on recent progress and scientific achievements at their respective institutes. This third volume continues the yearbook series of publications of the society. It comprises the complete set of contributions presented during the spring meeting of the AG at Berlin in March 1990, which was dedicated to the topic "Accretion and Winds". In addition four latecomers (two review and two highlight papers) delivered at the fall meeting at Graz, Austria in September 1989 close this volume. Heidelberg, September 1990 G: Klare Contents Some New Elements in Accretion Disk Theory By F. Meyer (With 5 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mass Transfer and Evolution in Close Binaries By A. R. King (With 4 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Radiation Hydrodynamics of the Boundary Layer of Accretion Disks in Cataclysmic Variables By W. Kley (With 6 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Curious Observations of Cataclysmic Variables By F. V. Hessman (With 10 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Accretion in AM Herculis Stars 44 By A. D. Schwope (With 12 Figures) X-ray Diagnostics of Accretion Disks By G. Hasinger (With 12 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Accretion Phenomena at Neutron Stars By A. Rebetzky, H. Herold, U. Kraus, H. -P. Nollert, and H. Ruder (With 13 Figures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Some New Elements in Accretion Disk Theory.- Mass Transfer and Evolution in Close Binaries.- Radiation Hydrodynamics of the Boundary Layer of Accretion Disks in Cataclysmic Variables.- Curious Observations of Cataclysmic Variables.- Accretion in AM Herculis Stars.- X-ray Diagnostics of Accretion Disks.- Accretion Phenomena at Neutron Stars.- A Torus-Dynamo for Magnetic Fields in Galaxies and Accretion Disks.- Winds from Hot Stars.- Radiation Driven Winds of Hot Luminous Stars. Applications of Stationary Wind Models.- Theory of Radiatively Driven Winds of Hot Stars: II. Some Aspects of Radiative Transfer.- Winds of Late Type Stars.- Analyses of Wolf-Rayet Stars.- The Transition of Supergiant CS Matter fom Cool Winds to Coronae — New Insights with X Aur Binary Systems.- Dust Driven Mass Loss in the HRD.- The Close Circumstellar Environment of Young Stellar Objects.- Magnetized Disk-Winds and the Origin of Bipolar Outflows.- Bipolar Nebulae Driven by the Winds of Young Stars.- Winds of Luminous Blue Variables.- The Hubble Space Telescope Before Launch: A Personal Perspective.- Helioseismic Measurements of the Solar Internal Rotation.- Fluctuations of the Interstellar Medium.- Acceleration of Cosmic Rays in Supernova Remnants.- Index of Contributors.