TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface xi–xiii Committees xv–xvi List of Participants xvii–xxiii

I: INTRODUCTION: REMINISCENCES AND APPRECIATION OF A GREAT ASTRONOMER

A.H. BATTEN / Digging Foundations for the “Royal Road” 3–15 E. BUDDING / One Fellow’s View of the “Royal Road” 17–31 M. KITAMURA / Reminiscences of a Japanese Contemporary 33–41 M. SOLCˇ / RR CrB and Algol – The First and Last in Zdenˇek Kopal’s Life with Binaries 43–54 A.M. CHEREPASHCHUK / Atmospheric Eclipses in WR+O Binaries: From Kopal and Shapley to Present Days 55–65

II: MORPHOLOGY AND DYMAMICAL ASPECTS

I.B. PUSTYLNIK / Resolving the Algol Paradox and Kopal’s Classification of Close Binaries with Evolutionary Implications 69–78 C.L. GOUDAS and K.E. PAPADAKIS / Global Solution of Dynamical Systems – A Report to Z. Kopal, on What Followed Since 79–89 H. ROVITHIS-LIVANIOU / Period Changes of Close Binary Systems 91–99 H. ROVITHIS-LIVANIOU, S. TSANTILAS, P. ROVITHIS, D. CHOCHOL, A. SKOPAL and T. PRIBULLA / The Eclipsing Binary BX Andromedae and its Behaviour 101–104 I.M. VOLKOV / The Unique Binary Star α Coronae Borealis 105–108 M. WOLF, R. DIETHELM and M. ZEJDA / The Eccentric Eclipsing Binary V889 Aquilae 109–112 P. MAYER / Triple and Multiple Systems 113–119 W. VAN HAMME and R.E. WILSON / Estimation of Light Time Effects for Close Binaries in Triple Systems 121–126 P. ZASCHE / Eclipsing Binaries Showing Light–Time Effect 127–130 V. BAKIS, A. ERDEM, E. BUDDING, O. DEMIRCAN and H. BAKIS / Astrometric Solution of the Multiple System XY Leo 131–134 D. CHOCHOL, T. PRIBULLA, N.A. KATYSHEVA, S.YU. SHUGAROV and I.M. VOLKOV / V475 Sct (Nova Scuti 2003) – Binary or Triple System? 135–139 A. DARIUSH, N. RIAZI and A. AFROOZEH / Photometric Observations and Apsidal Motion Study of V1143 Cyg 141–144 N.N. SAMUS / Intrinsic Variables as Components of Close Binaries 145–155 Z. MIKULA´ SEKˇ and T. GRAF´ / Preliminary Analysis of V and Hp Light Curves of 26 Carbon Miras 157–160 N.I. BONDAR and V.V. PROKOFEVA´ / Non-Radial Pulsations in Components of Symbiotic 161–164 P. KOUBSKY´ / Be Stars in Binaries 165–168 A. BUDOVICOVˇ A,´ S. STEFL,ˇ P. HADRAVA, TH. RIVINIUS and O. STAHL / Orbital Parameters of the Binary Companion in o and Using Spectrum Disentangling 169–172 S.M. SAAD, J. KUBAT,´ P. HADRAVA, P. HARMANEC, P. KOUBSKY,´ P. SKODA,ˇ M. SLECHTA,ˇ D. KORCˇ AKOV´ A´ and S. YANG / Spectrum Disentangling and Orbital Solution for κ Dra 173–177 M. SLECHTAˇ and P. SKODAˇ / An Outburst Detected in the Spectrum of HD 6226 179–182 Z. SˇIMA´ / Bimodal Structure of Gas Streams in Interacting Binaries 183–184 S. CSIZMADIA / Energy Transfer in W UMa Systems 185–188 D. DOMINIS, P. MIMICA, K. PAVLOVSKI and E. TAMAJO / In Between β Lyrae and Algol: The Case of V356 Sgr 189–192

III: MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS AND NUMERICAL MODELING III.1: Solution of Eclipse Light Curves

R.E. WILSON / EB Models – What’s Next? 197–207 O. DEMIRCAN / Basic Functions of the Light Curve Analysis of Eclipsing Variables in the Frequency Domain 209–220 D. TERRELL and R.E. WILSON / Photometric Mass Ratios of Eclipsing Binary Stars 221–230 T. VACCARO and W. VAN HAMME / The OGLE-TR-56 Star–Planet System 231–234 S. NESSLINGER / Light Curve Analysis of Early-Type Close LMC Binaries 235–238 P. HADRAVA / New Techniques and Limitations of Light Curve Analysis 239–249 V.-V. PUSTYNSKI and I.B. PUSTYLNIK/ANewPackage of Computer Codes for Analyzing Light Curves of Eclipsing Pre-Cataclysmic Binaries 251–254 M. BAUER / Light Curve Analysis of Early-Type Overcontact Systems 255–260 G. DJURASEVIˇ C,´ B. ALBAYRAK, S. ERKAPIC´ and T. TANRIVERDI / A Photometric Study of the Activity of SW Lac 261–264 K.D. GAZEAS and P.G. NIARCHOS / CCD Photometry and Modeling of the Overcontact Binary Systems NN Vir and YY CrB 265–268 R. PAZHOUHESH and E.G. MELENDO / and Light Curve Analysis of the Eclipsing Binary NN Vir 269–272 K. YAKUT/ On The Overcontact Binary V2388 Oph and an Improved M–R Relation for LTCBs 273–276 A. YAMASAKI / AQ Psc – Analysis of New Light Curves 277–280 T. PRIBULLA, M. VANKO,ˇ D. CHOCHOL, S.ˇ PARIMUCHA and D. BALUDANSKˇ Y´ / CCD Photometry of the Neglected Contact Binaries V344 Lac and V1191 Cyg 281–284 O. PEJCHA, D. MOTL, M. ZEJDA, K. KOSS, J. KUDRNA´ COVˇ A,´ P. HAJEK,´ L. SMELCER,ˇ P.A. DUBOVSKY,´ E. SAFˇ A´ ROVˇ A´ and M. WOLF / CCD Photometry of Neglected Eclipsing Binaries – KZ Dra, LR Cam and IM Vul 285–288 M. SIWAK / An Observational Study of Contact Binaries with Large Temperature Differences Between Components 289–292 B. ALBAYRAK, G. DJURASEVIˇ C,´ S. SELAM, M. YILMAZ, S. ERKAPIC,´ O. AKSU and T. TANRIVERDI / Photometric Solution of the Eclipsing Binary V351 Pegasi 293–296 E. PAVLENKO and A. LITVINCHOVA / V2213 Cyg is a New W UMa- Type System 297–300 S.M. SAAD / Light Curve Analysis of Two New W UMa Stars in M15 301–304 S. SELAM, B. ALBAYRAK, M. YILMAZ, H.V. S¸ENAVCI, I˙ OZAVCIand¨ C. C¸ ETINTAS¸ / First Ground-Based Photometry and Light Curve Analysis of the Recently Discovered Contact Binary HX UMa 305–308 A. KARSKA, M. MIKOLAJEWSKI, G. MACIEJEWSKI, C. GALAN and P. LIGEZA / UBV (RI)C Photometry of the Contact W UMa Binary BD + 14◦5016 309–310 G. DJURASEVIˇ C,´ P. ROVITHIS, H. ROVITHIS-LIVANIOU and E. FRAGOULOPOULOU / UV Leo: The Binary with the Two Suns 311–314 A. PRSAˇ and T. ZWITTER / Influence of Interstellar and Atmospheric Extinction on Light Curves of Eclipsing Binaries 315–320 I. VOLOSHINA / Results of Light Curve Analysis of the Massive Binary CYG X-1/V1357 CYG in Primary Minimum 321–324

III.2: Evolutionary Calculations P.P. EGGLETON and L. KISSELEVA-EGGLETON / Evolutionary Processes in Low-Mass Binary Systems 327–336 C. DE LOORE and W. VAN RENSBERGEN / The Evolution of Massive Close Binaries 337–352 C. DE LOORE and W. VAN RENSBERGEN / Binary Evolution Compared to Observed Algols 353–356

III.3: Exploring Interaction Effects–Modern Tools P.G. NIARCHOS / Contact Binaries: A Study of the Proximity Effects and Gravity Darkening Based on Kopal’s Fourier Method 359–370 E. BUDDING, V.BAKIS, A. ERDEM, O. DEMIRCAN, L. ILIEV,I. ILIEV and O.B. SLEE / Multi-Facility Study of the Algol-Type Binary δ Librae 371–389 D.V. BISIKALO / Numerical Modeling of Mass Transfer in Close Binaries 391–401 T.R. MARSH / Doppler Tomography 403–415 K. PAVLOVSKI, G. BURKI and P. MIMICA / Indirect Imaging of the Accretion Disk Rim in W Crucis 417–420 A. SKOPAL / Present Understanding of the Light Curves of Symbiotic Binaries 421–425 A. SKOPAL, R. KOMZˇ IK´ and M. CSATARYOV´ A´ / On the Asynchronous Rotation of Accretors in Interacting Binaries 427–430 S.YU. SHUGAROV, V.P. GORANSKIJ, N.A. KATYSHEVA, A.V. KUSAKIN, N.V. METLOVA, I.M. VOLKOV, D. CHOCHOL, T. PRIBULLA, E.A. KARITSKAJA, A. RETTER, O. SHEMMER and Y. LIPKIN / Photometric Evolution of the Orbital Light Curves of the Slow Nova V723 CAS 431–434 R.F. VIOTTI, R. GONZALEZ-RIESTRA,´ T. IIJIMA, S. BERNABEI, R. CLAUDI, J. GREINER, M. FRIEDJUNG, V.F. POLCARO and C. ROSSI / Optical and X-Ray Observations of the Symbiotic System AG Draconis During Quiescence and Outburst 435–439 J. MIKOLAJEWSKA and M. FRIEDJUNG / Towards an Understanding of Radial Velocity Shift in UV Spectra of Symbiotic Stars 441–444 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 and G. APOSTOLOVSKA / Preliminary Photometric Results for the 2003 Eclipse of EE CEP 445–449 M. MIKOLAJEWSKI, T. TOMOV, M. HAJDUK, M. CIKALA, J. OSIWALA, C. GALAN, A. ZAJCZYK, D. KOLEV, I. ILIEV, P. MARRESE, U. MUNARI, T. ZWITTER, G. GALAZUTDINOV, F. MUSAEV, A. BONDAR, L. GEORGIEV, C.T. BOLTON, R.M. BLAKE and W. PYCH / Spectroscopic Observations of the EE CEP Eclipse in 2003 451–455 P. KALV, V. HARVIG and I.B. PUSTYLNIK / BM Cas: A Long-Period Eclipsing Binary with a Supergiant and a Common Envelope 457–460 E. PAVLENKO, K. ANTONIUK, S.YU. SHUGAROV,N.A. KATYSHEVA, L. MUZHDABAEVA and V. MIKHAJLOV / MV Lyr: Transition from Low to High Brightness State 461–464 Z. MIKULA´ SEK,ˇ L. KOHOUTEK, M. ZEJDA and O. PEJCHA / Preliminary Analysis of Photometric Variations of the Central Star of the Planetary Sh 2-71 465–468 N.A. KATYSHEVA and S.YU. SHUGAROV / Observations of the Deeply Eclipsing Dwarf Nova GY Cnc 469–472 N.I. OSTROVA, S.YU. SHUGAROV and I.L. ANDRONOV / Wavelength Dependence of the Orbital Variability of the Eclipsing Nova-Like Object DW UMa 473–476 B. KALOMENI, E.R. PEKUNL¨ U¨ and K. YAKUT / Flickering in the Magnetic CV Star AM Herculis 477–780 A. KAWKA and S. VENNES / Post-Common-Envelope Binaries with Distorted Secondaries 481–484 J. POLCAR, M. TOPINKA, G. PIZZICHINI, E. PALAZZI, N. MASETTI, R. HUDEC and V. HUDCOVA´ / Search for Correlations Between Batse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae 485–488