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Peter P. Eggleton and James E. Pringle Institute of Astronomy
Madingley Road Cambridge England The 1970's can be described, in
retrospect, as the "Decade of the Close Binary." Exciting
observations with new technology, combined with classical work,
both observational and theoretical, convinced the astronomical
world that binary interaction of various kinds is not only
interesting but common. Indeed, by 1975 almost anything unusual had
a good chance of being interpreted as due to binary interaction.
But astronomers are seldom overwhelmed by speculation, even their
own, and solid observational work has confirmed or refuted such
speculation, without regard to its plausibility. For instance,
binarity has been found where it was perhaps least expected, in
Barium stars, and refuted where it could most reasonably be
expected, in Wolf-Rayets. Unfortunately, many other classes of
potential binaries remain without the clearest evidence of
binarity, for instance Be stars, symbiotics and blue stragglers.
This Advanced Study Institute was held to commemorate John Whelan
(1945-1981), whose scientific career, sadly cut short in its prime,
did much to further the careful study, theoretical and
observational, of close binaries, as well as to encourage the
spirit of international friendship and collaboration. His own
interests covered a greater field, but "Interacting Binaries"
seemed a reasonable restriction. We publish here 15 review talks,
which still do not cover the whole topic, although they range
widely.
Symposium No. 73 of the International Astronomical Union was
devoted to the obser vational and theoretical aspects of close
binary stars. Just over 100 participants attended. The Local
Organizing Committee would like to thank the following: IAU for
travel grants. IBM United Kingdom Ltd for very generous support in
the form of travel grants. The Royal Society for the provision of
travel grants to participants from Eastern Europe. We also thank
the Director of the Institute of Astronomy, and our colleagues and
research students for their moral support and assistance. Finally
we thank Pauline Haughey for assisting with the editorial work.
PETER EGGLETON SIMON MITTON JOHN WHELAN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE M. Plavec (Chairman), T. Herczeg, E. P. J. van den
Heuvel, J. B. Hutchings, G. Larsson-Leander, L. B. Lucy, L. Mestel,
B. Paczynski, J. Sahade, B. Warner, R. E. Wilson. LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE J. A. J. Whelan (Chairman), P. P. Eggleton, S. A. Mitton
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Baldwin, B. W., Victoria, Canada Icke, V.,
Cambridge, England Bateson, F. M., Tauranga, New Zealand
Koumsiachvilli, M., Moscow, U.S.S.R Bath, G. T., Oxford, England
Krzeminski, W. A., Warsaw, Poland Batten, A. H., Victoria, Canada
Larsson-Leander, G., Lund, Sweden Berthier, E. J., Paris, France
Leung, K.-C., Nebraska, U.S.A."
Symposium No. 73 of the International Astronomical Union was
devoted to the obser vational and theoretical aspects of close
binary stars. Just over 100 participants attended. The Local
Organizing Committee would like to thank the following: IAU for
travel grants. IBM United Kingdom Ltd for very generous support in
the form of travel grants. The Royal Society for the provision of
travel grants to participants from Eastern Europe. We also thank
the Director of the Institute of Astronomy, and our colleagues and
research students for their moral support and assistance. Finally
we thank Pauline Haughey for assisting with the editorial work.
PETER EGGLETON SIMON MITTON JOHN WHELAN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE M. Plavec (Chairman), T. Herczeg, E. P. J. van den
Heuvel, J. B. Hutchings, G. Larsson-Leander, L. B. Lucy, L. Mestel,
B. Paczynski, J. Sahade, B. Warner, R. E. Wilson. LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE J. A. J. Whelan (Chairman), P. P. Eggleton, S. A. Mitton
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Baldwin, B. W., Victoria, Canada Icke, V.,
Cambridge, England Bateson, F. M., Tauranga, New Zealand
Koumsiachvilli, M., Moscow, U.S.S.R Bath, G. T., Oxford, England
Krzeminski, W. A., Warsaw, Poland Batten, A. H., Victoria, Canada
Larsson-Leander, G., Lund, Sweden Berthier, E. J., Paris, France
Leung, K.-C., Nebraska, U.S.A."
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