Zdeněk Kopal's Binary Star Legacy

I:. Introduction: Reminiscences and Appreciation of a Great Astronomer

1. Digging Foundations for the “Royal Road”
Alan H. Batten

2. One Fellow’s View of the “Royal Road”
Edwin Budding

3. Reminiscences of a Japanese Contemporary
Masatoshi Kitamura

4. RR CrB and Algol — The First and Last Star in Zden?k Kopal’s Life with Binaries
Martin Šolc

5. Atmospheric Eclipses in WR+O Binaries: From Kopal and Shapley to Present Days
A.M. Cherepashchuk

II:. Binary Star Morphology and Dymamical Aspects

6. Resolving the Algol Paradox and Kopal’s Classification of Close Binaries with Evolutionary Implications
I.B. Pustylnik

7. Global Solution of Dynamical Systems — A Report to Z. Kopal, on What Followed Since
C.L. Goudas, K.E. Papadakis

8. Period Changes of Close Binary Systems
H. Rovithis-Livaniou

9. The Eclipsing Binary BX Andromedae and its Orbital Period Behaviour
Helen Rovithis-Livaniou, Sotirios Tsantilas, Peter Rovithis, Drahomír Chochol, Augustín Skopal, Theodor Pribulla

10. The Unique Binary Star ? Coronae Borealis
Igor M. Volkov

11. The Eccentric Eclipsing Binary V889 Aquilae
Marek Wolf, Roger Diethelm, Miloslav Zejda

12. Triple and Multiple Systems
Pavel Mayer

13. Estimation of Light Time Effects for Close Binaries in Triple Systems
Walter Hamme, R.E. Wilson

14. Eclipsing Binaries Showing Light-Time Effect
Petr Zasche

15. Astrometric Solution of the Multiple System XY Leo
Volkan Bakis, Ahmet Erdem, Edwin Budding, Osman Demircan, Hicran Bakis

16. V475 Sct (Nova Scuti 2003) — Binary or Triple System?
Drahomír Chochol, Theodor Pribulla, Nataly A. Katysheva, Sergei Yu. Shugarov, Igor M. Volkov

17. Photometric Observations and Apsidal Motion Study of V1143 Cyg
A. Dariush, N. Riazi, A. Afroozeh

18. Intrinsic Variables as Components of Close Binaries
N.N. Samus

19. Preliminary Analysis of V and Hp Light Curves of 26 Carbon Miras
Zden?k Mikulášek, Tomáš Gráf

20. Non-Radial Pulsations in Components of Symbiotic Stars
N.I. Bondar, V.V. Prokoféva

21. Be Stars in Binaries
Pavel Koubský

22. Orbital Parameters of the Binary Companion in o and Using Spectrum Disentangling
A. Budovi?ovÁ, S. Štefl, P. Hadrava, Th. Rtviotus, O. Stahl

23. Spectrum Disentangling and Orbital Solution for ? Dra
S.M. Saad, J. Kubát, P. Hadrava, P. Harmanec, P. Koubský, P. Škoda, M. Šlechta, D. Kor?áková, S. Yang

24. An Outburst Detected in the Spectrum of HD 6226
Miroslav Šlechta, Petr Škoda

25. Bimodal Structure of Gas Streams in Interacting Binaries
Zdislan Šíma

26. Energy Transfer in W UMa Systems
Szilárd Csizmadia

27. In Between ? Lyrae and Algol: The Case of V356 Sgr
D. Dominis, P. Mimica, K. Pavlovski, E. Tamajo

III:. Mathematical Physics and Numerical Modeling

28. EB Light Curve Models — What’s Next?
R.E. Wilson

29. Basic Functions of the Light Curve Analysis of Eclipsing Variables in the Frequency Domain
Osman Demircan

30. Photometric Mass Ratios of Eclipsing Binary Stars
Dirk Terrell, R.E. Wilson

31. The OGLE-TR-56 Star-Planet System
Todd Vaccaro, Walter Hamme

32. Light Curve Analysis of Early-Type Close LMC Binaries
Stefan Nesslinger

33. New Techniques and Limitations of Light Curve Analysis
Petr Hadrava

34. A New Package of Computer Codes for Analyzing Light Curves of Eclipsing Pre-Cataclysmic Binaries
V.-V. Pustynski, I.B. Pustylnik

35. Light Curve Analysis of Early-Type Overcontact Systems
Michael Bauer

36. A Photometric Study of the Activity of SW Lac
G. Djuraševi?, B. Albayrak, S. Erkapi?, T. Tanriverdi

37. CCD Photometry and Modeling of the Overcontact Binary Systems NN Vir and YY CrB
K.D. Gazeas, P.G. Niarchos

38. Radial Velocity and Light Curve Analysis of the Eclipsing Binary NN Vir
R. Pazhouhesh, E.G. Melendo

39. On the Overcontact Binary V2388 Oph and an Improved M—R Relation for LTCBs
Kadri Yakut

40. AQ Psc — Analysis of New Light Curves
Atsuma Yamasaki

41. CCD Photometry of the Neglected Contact Binaries V344 Lac and V1191 Cyg
Theodor Pribulla, Martin Va?ko, Drahomír Chochol, Štefan Parimucha, Daniel Balu?anský

42. CCD Photometry of Neglected Eclipsing Binaries — KZ Dra, LR Cam and IM Vul
Ond?ej Pejcha, David Motl, Miloslav Zejda, Karel Koss, Jitka Kudrná?ová, Petr Hájek, Ladislav Šmelcer, Pavol A. Dubovský, Eva Šafá?ová, Marek Wolf

43. An Observational Study of Contact Binaries with Large Temperature Differences Between Components
Micha? Siwak

44. Photometric Solution of the Eclipsing Binary V351 Pegasi
B. Albayrak, G. Djuraševi?, S. Selam, M. Yilmaz, S. Erkapi?, O. Aksu, T. Tanriverdi

45. V2213 Cyg is a New W UMa-Type System
Elena Pavlenko, Anna Litvinchova

46. Light Curve Analysis of Two New W UMa Stars in M15
S.M. Saad

47. First Ground-Based Photometry and Light Curve Analysis of the Recently Discovered Contact Binary HX UMa
S. Selam, B. Albayrak, M. Yilmaz, H.V. ?enavci, ? Özavci, C. Çetinta?

48. UBV(RI)C Photometry of the Contact W UMa Binary BD + 14°5016
A. Karska, M. Mikolajewski, G. Maciejewski, C. Galan, P. Ligeza

49. UV Leo: The Binary with the Two Suns
G. Djurašvi?, P. Rovithis, H. Rovithis-Livaniou, E. Fragoulopoulou

50. Influence of Interstellar and Atmospheric Extinction on Light Curves of Eclipsing Binaries
A. Prša, T. Zwitter

51. Results of Light Curve Analysis of the Massive Binary Cyg X-1/V1357 Cyg in Primary Minimum
Irtna Voloshma

52. Evolutionary Processes in Low-Mass Binary Systems
Peter P. Eggleton, Ludmila Kisseleva-Eggleton

53. The Evolution of Massive Close Binaries
C. Loore, W. Rensbergen

54. Binary Evolution Compared to Observed Algols
C. Loore, W. Rensbergen

55. Contact Binaries: A Study of the Proximity Effects and Gravity Darkening Based on Kopal’s Fourier Method
P.G. Niarchos

56. Multi-Facility Study of the Algol-Type Binary ? Librae
E. Budding, V. Bakis, A. Erdem, O. Demircan, L. Iuev, I. Iliev, O.B. Slee

57. Numerical Modeling of Mass Transfer in Close Binaries
D.V. Bisikalo

58. Doppler Tomography
T.R. Marsh

59. Indirect Imaging of the Accretion Disk Rim in W Crucis
K. Pavlovski, G. Burki, P. Mimica

60. Present Understanding of the Light Curves of Symbiotic Binaries
Augustin Skopal

61. On the Asynchronous Rotation of Accretors in Interacting Binaries
Augustin Skopal, Richard Komžík, Mária Csatáryová

62. Photometric Evolution of the Orbital Light Curves of the Slow Nova V723 Cas
Sergei Yu. Shugarov, Vitalij P. Goranskij, Nataly A. Katysheva, Anatolij V. Kusakin, Nataly V. Metlova, Igor M. Volkov, Drahomír Chochol, Theodor Pribulla, Eugenia A. Karitskaja, Alon Retter, Ohad Shemmer, Yiftah Lipkin

63. Optical and X-ray Observations of the Symbiotic System AG Draconis During Quiescence and Outburst
Roberto F. Viotti, Rosario González-Riestra, Takashi Iijima, Stefano Bernabei, Riccardo Claudi, Jochen Greiner, Michael Friedjung, Vito Francesco Polcaro, Corinne Rossi

64. Towards an Understanding of Radial Velocity Shift in UV Spectra of Symbiotic Stars
Joanna Miko?ajewska, Michael Friedjung

65. Preliminary Photometric Results for the 2003 Eclipse of EE Cep
M. Mikolajewski, C. Galan, K. Gazeas, P. Niarchos, S. Zola, M. Kurpinska-Winiarska, M. Winiarski, A. Majewska, M. Siwak, M. Drahus, W. Waniak, A. Pigulski, G. Michalska, Z. Kolaczkowski, T. Tomov, M. Gromadzki, D. Graczyk, J. Osiwala, A. Majcher, M. Hajduk, M. Cikala, A. Zajczyk, D. Kolev, D. Dimitrov, E. Semkov, B. Bilkina, A. Dapergolas, L. Bellas-Velidis, B. Csak, B. Gere, P. Nemeth, G. Apostolovska

66. Spectroscopic Observations of the EE Cep Eclipse in 2003
M. Mikolajewski, T. Tomov, M. Hajduk, M. Cikala, J. Osiwala, C. Galan, A. Zajczykl, D. Kolev, I. Iliev, P. Marrese, U. Munari, T. Zwitter, G. Galazutdinov, F. Musaev, A. Bondar, L. Georgiev, C.T. Bolton, R.M. Blake, W. Pych

67. BM Cas: A Long-Period Eclipsing Binary with a Supergiant and a Common Envelope
P. Kalv, V. Harvig, I.B. Pustylnik

68. MV Lyr: Transition from Low to High Brightness State
Elena Pavlenko, Kirill Antoniuk, Sergei Yu. Shugarov, Nataly A. Katysheva, Lenie Muzhdabaeva, Vyacheslav Mikhajlov

69. Preliminary Analysis of Photometric Variations of the Central Star of the Planetary Nebula Sh 2–71
Zden?k Mikulášek, Luboš Kohoutek, Miloslav Zejda, Ond?ej Pejcha

70. Observations of the Deeply Eclipsing Dwarf Nova GY Cnc
Nataly A. Katysheva, Sergei Yu. Shugarov

71. Wavelength Dependence of the Orbital Variability of the Eclipsing Nova-Like Object DW UMa
N.I. Ostrova, S.Yu. Shugarov, I.L. Andronov

72. Flickering in the Magnetic CV Star AM Herculis
Belinda Kalomeni, E. Rennan Pekünlü, Kadri Yakut

73. Post-Common-Envelope Binaries with Distorted Secondaries
Adela Kawka, Stéphane Vennes

74. Search for Correlations Between Batse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae
Ji?í Polcar, Martin Topinka, Graziella Pizzichini, Eliana Palazzi, Nicola Masetti, René Hudec, V?ra Hudcová

Keywords: Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Relativity and Cosmology