General

Abakumov, M.V. et al. (4 authors) 2003, AZh 80, 14. Comparison between two- and three-dimensional modeling of the structure of, and accretion disk in, a binary system.

Abramowicz, M.A. et al. (5 authors) 2003, PASJ 55, 467. Non-linear resonance in nearby geodesic motion in LMXBs.

Aliev, A.N., Oözdemir, N. 2002, MNRAS 336, 241. Motion of charged particles around a rotating black hole in a magnetic field.

Andronov, N., Pinsonneault, M., Sills, A. 2003, ApJ 582, 358. Applying angular momentum loss rates inferred from open clusters to the evolution of their CV's.

Audard, M. et al. (5 authors) 2003, A&A 398, 1137. A study of coronal abundances in RS CVn binaries.

Barbieri, M., Marzari, F., Scholl, H. 2002, A&A 396, 219. Formation of terrestrial planets in close binary systems: The case of $\alpha$ Centauri A.

Bate, M.R., Bonnell, I.A., Bromm, V. 2002, MNRAS 336, 705. The formation of close binary systems by dynamical interactions and orbital decay.

Bate, M.R., Bonnell, I.A., Bromm, V. 2003, MNRAS 339, 577. The formation of a star cluster: predicting the properties of stars and brown dwarfs.

Benaglia, P., Romero, G.E. 2003, A&A 399, 1121. Gamma-ray emission from Wolf-Rayet binaries.

Beskin, G.M., Tuntsov, V. 2002, A&A 394, 489. Detection of compact objects by means of gravitational lensing in binary systems.

Bloom, J.S. 2003, PASP 115, 271. Distribution of $\gamma$-ray bursts suggests that they are not a result of neutron-star-binary coalescence. (7a)

Borkovits, T. et al. (4 authors) 2003, A&A 398, 1091. On the detectability of long period perturbations in close hierarchical triple stellar systems.

Bozza, V., Mancini, L. 2002, A&A 394, L47. Microlensing of strongly interacting binary systems.

Carney, B.W. et al. (5 authors) 2003, AJ 125, 293. SBs, velocity jitter and rotation in field metal-poor giant and horizontal-branch stars (see also Collections of Data).

Chen, X., Han, Z. 2002, MNRAS 335, 948. Low- and intermediate-mass close binary evolution and the initial-final mass relation - II. Non-conservative case with convective overshooting.

Cherepashchuk, A.M., Karetnikov, V.G. 2003, AZh 80, 42. Evolution of Wolf-Rayet stars in binary systems: an analysis of the mass and orbital-eccentricity distributions.

Collins, G.W., Scher, R.W. 2002, MNRAS 336, 1011. A revised dynamical model for SS433 and the nature of the system.

Colpi, M., Wasserman, I. 2002, ApJ 581, 1271. Formation of short-lived neutron binary in superclose orbit source of high space velocities of pulsars?

Dhillon, V.S. et al. (5 authors) 2002, A&A 393, 611. On the use of $^{12}$CO/$^{13}$CO as a test of common-envelope evolution. SS Cyg and V471 Tau. (1bi)

di Salvo, T., Robba, N., Stella, L. 2002, MmSAI 73, 1082. Discovery of extended hard tails in the X-ray spectra of bright low mass X-ray binaries.

Ertan, U., Alpar, M.A. 2002, A&A 393, 205. On the outbursts of black hole soft X-ray transients.

Fryer, C.L., Heger, A., Langer, N., Wellstein, S. 2002, ApJ 578, 335. Models of initially high mass stars in close binaries.

Fukue, J. 2002, PASJ 54, 1057. Roche potential with luminous accretion disks.

Gawryszczak, A.J., Mikoajewska, J., Rózyczka, M. 2003, A&A 398, 159. H II regions in symbiotic binaries and their radio emission.

Gawryszczak, A.J., Rozycka, M. 2003, Acta Astronomica 53, 73. Doppler tomograms from hydrodynamical models of dwarf nova disks.

Georgakarakos, N. 2002, MNRAS 337, 559. Eccentricity generation in hierarchical triple systems with coplanar and initially circular orbits.

Gil-Pons, P., García-Berro, E. 2002, A&A 396, 589. On the formation of super-AGB stars in intermediate mass close binary systems.

Grimm, H.-J., Gilfanov, M., Sunyaev, R. 2003, MNRAS 339, 793. High-mass X-ray binaries as a star formation rate indicator in distant galaxies.

Grimm, H.-J., Gilfanov, M., Sunyaev, R. 2003. Astron. Nachr. 324, 171. High mass X-ray binaries as a SFR indicator.

Guessoum, N., Jean, P. 2002, A&A 396, 157. Detectability and characteristics of the 2.223 MeV line emission from nearby X-ray binaries.

Haehnelt, M.G., Kauffmann, G. 2002, MNRAS 336, L61. Multiple supermassive black holes in galactic bulges.

Hameury, J.-M., Lasota, J.-P. 2002, A&A 394, 231. VY Sculptoris stars as magnetic cataclysmic variables.

Han, Z. et al. (5 authors) 2002, MNRAS 336, 449. The origin of subdwarf B stars - I. The formation channels.

Howell, S.B. et al. (4 authors) 2002, A&A 395, L47. Discovery of two new faint CVs. (1bo, 3b)

Igumenshchev, I.V. 2002, ApJ 577, L31. Angular momentum transport in convection-dominated accretion flows.

Istomin, Ya.I., Komberg, B.V. 2002, AZh 79, 1008. Gamma-ray bursts as a result of the interaction of a shock from a supernova explosion with a neutron star - companion close pair.

Ivanov, P.B. 2002, MNRAS 336, 373. On the formation rate of close binaries consisting of a super-massive black hole and a white dwarf.

Jimenez-Garate, M.A., Raymond, J.C., Liedahl, D.A. 2003, ApJ 581, 1297. Structure and X-ray recombination emission of a centrally illuminated accretion disk atmosphere and corona.

Kähler, H. 2002, A&A 395, 899. The structure equations of contact binaries.

Kähler, H. 2002, A&A 395, 907. On the structure of contact binaries.

Kim, C., Kalogera, V., Lorimer, D.R. 2003, ApJ 584, 985. The probability distribution of binary pulsar coalescence rates. I. Double neutron star systems in the galactic field.

King, A.R., Schenker, K., Hameury, J.M. 2002, MNRAS 335, 513. Blunting the spike: the cataclysmic variable minimum period.

King, A.R., Puchnarewicz, E.M. 2002, MNRAS 336, 445. Black hole blackbodies.

Kitabatake, E., Fukue, J. 2003, PASJ 55, 267. Greenhouse effect of cloudy accretion disks.

Lastennet, E., Valls-Gabaud, D. 2002, A&A 396, 551. Detached double-lined eclipsing binaries as critical tests of stellar evolution. Age and metallicity determinations from the HR diagram.

Li, T.P., Muraki, Y. 2002, ApJ 578, 374. Fourier analysis of power spectra of X-ray binaries.

Lubow, S.H., Ogilvie, G.I., Pringle, J.E. 2002, MNRAS 337, 706. The evolution of a warped disc around a Kerr black hole.

Meintjes, P.J. 2002, MNRAS 336, 265. On the evolution of the nova-like variable AE Aquarii.

Mioc, V. 2003, Astron. Nachr. 324, 271. Groups pf symmetries in the two-body problem associated with Einstein's PN field.

Mochnacki, S.W. et al. (13 authors) 2003, AJ 124, 2868. Spectroscopic survey of a sample of active M dwarfs reveals one new SB2 and three suspected ones (see also Individual Stars).

Moriwaki, K., Nakagawa, Y. 2002, AJ 124, 3364. Stability of a planet in a binary system: MACHO 97-BLG-41.

Moss, D., Piskunov, N., Sokoloff, D. 2002, A&A 396, 885. Nonaxisymmetric cool spot distributions and dynamo action in close binaries.

Mukhopadhyay, B., Misra, R. 2003, ApJ 582, 347. Pseudo-Newtonian potentials to describe accretion disks around rotating black holes and neutron stars.

Muno, M.P., Ozel, F., Chakrabarty, D. 2002, ApJ 581, 550. Amplitude evolution and harmonic content of millisecond oscillations in X-ray bursts.

Nelson, R.P., Papaloizou, J.C.B. 2003, MNRAS 339, 993. The interaction of a giant planet with a disc with MHD turbulence - II. The interaction of the planet with the disc.

Nobili, L. 2003, ApJ 582, 954, Disk-jet interaction model for X-ray novae.

Oka, K. et al. (5 authors) 2002, A&A 394, 115. Numerical simulation of the surface flow of a companion star in a close binary system.

Okazaki, A.T. et al. (4 authors) 2002, MNRAS 337, 967. Viscous effects on the interaction between the coplanar decretion disc and the neutron star in Be/X-ray binaries.

Olivier, E.A., Wood, P.R. 2003, ApJ 584, 1035. Long secondary period in semiregular variables may be due to binarity.

Papaloizou, J.C.B., Nelson, R.P. 2003, MNRAS 339, 983. The interaction of a giant planet with a disc with MHD turbulence - I. The initial turbulent disc models.

Paternoò, L. et al. (4 authors) 2002, MNRAS 336, 291. Asymptotic dynamos in late-type stars.

Pearson, K.J., Horne, K., Skidmore, W. 2003, MNRAS 338, 1067. Fireball models for flares in AE Aquarii.

Phillips, S.N., Podsiadlowski, Ph. 2002, MNRAS 337, 431. Irradiation pressure effects in close binary systems.

Piersanti, L. et al. (4 authors) 2003, ApJ 583, 885. Accretion of CO-rich matter by C-O WD's, rotating vs. non-rotating models.

Pols, O.R., Dewi, J.D.M. 2002, Publ. Astron. Soc. Australia 19, 233. Helium-star mass loss and its implications for BH formation and SN progenitors.

Proga, D. 2003, ApJ 585, 406. Numerical simulations of outflows driven from accretion disks by radiation and magnetic forces.

Rathore, Y., Broderick, A.E., Blandford, R. 2003, MNRAS 339, 25. A variational formalism for tidal excitation: non-rotating, homentropic stars.

Reig, P., Papadakis, I., Kylafis, N.D. 2003, A&A 398, 1103. Aperiodic variability of low-mass X-ray binaries at very low frequencies.

Rosswog, S., Ramirez-Ruiz, E. 2002, MNRAS 336, L7. Jets, winds and bursts from coalescing neutron stars.

Rucinski, S.M. 2002, PASP 114, 1124. Space density of nearby contact binaries from complete sample brighter than magnitude 7.5.

Rüdiger, G., et al. (4 authors) 2002, A&A 392, 605. Orbital period modulation in close binaries due to cyclic $\alpha^2$-dynamo activity.

Salmonson, J.D., Wilson, J.R. 2002, ApJ 578, 310. Heated NS's in close binaries as a model for gamma ray bursts.

Saxton, C.J. 2002, Publ. Astron. Soc. Australia 19, 282. Effects of lower boundary conditions on the stability of radiative shocks.

Schlegel, E. 2003, AJ 125, 1426. Upper limits on X-ray emission from uranium stars; no confirmation of supernova-in-binary scenario.

Schwope, A.D. et al. (8 authors) 2002, A&A 396, 895. The census of cataclysmic variables in the ROSAT Bright Survey.

Shahbaz, T. 2003, MNRAS 339, 1031. Determination the spectroscopic mass ratio in interacting binaries: application to X-ray Nova Sco 1994.

Sinha, M. et al. (4 authors) 2002, MNRAS 337, 1368. Super bursts and long bursts as surface phenomena of compact objects.

Smak, J. 2002, Acta Astronomica 52, 263. On the structure of the outer parts of acretion disks in CB systems.

Smak, J. 2002, Acta Astronomica 52, 429. Absolute magnitudes, critical accretion rates and $\Sigma - T_e$ relation for AD in CV.

Soker, N. 2002, MNRAS 337, 1038. Magnetic activity of the cool component in symbiotic systems.

Sremcvic, M., Spahn, F., Duschl, W.J. 2002, MNRAS 337, 1139. Density structures in perturbed thin cold discs.

Titarchuk, L., Wood, K. 2002, ApJ 577, L23. Correlations in QPO's among WD, NS, and BH binaries.

Tohline, J.E. 2002, Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 40, 349. The origin of binary stars.

Torres, G. et al. 2003, AJ 125, 825. RV survey of TW Hydrae association (see also Collections of Data).

Truss, M.R. et al. (4 authors) 2002, MNRAS 337, 1329. The origin of the rebrightening in soft X-ray transient outbursts.

van Dyk, S.D., Li, W., Filippenko, A.V. 2003, PASP 115, 1. No core-collapse supernovae appear to be binaries.

Van Putten, M.H.P.M., Levinson, A. 2003, ApJ 584, 937. Theory and astrophysical consequences of magnetized torus around a rapidly rotating BH.

Vignarca, F. et al. (5 authors) 2003, A&A 397, 729. Tracing the power-law component in the energy spectrum of black hole candidates as a function of the QPO frequency.

von Braun, K. 2003, PASP 115, 272. Search for EB in galactic globular clusters. (7a)

Wagoner, R.V. 2002, ApJ 578, L63. Conditions for steady gravitational radiation from accreting stars.

Wang, D.X., Xiao, K., Lei, W.H. 2002, MNRAS 335, 655. Evolution characteristics of the central black hole of a magnetized accretion disc.

Warner, B. 2003, PASP 115, 410. Highlights of IAU Colloquium 190 on magnetic CVs.

Wichmann, R., Schmitt, J.H.M.M., Hubrig, S. 2003, A&A 400, 293. New spectroscopic binaries among nearby stars.

Willems, B., Claret, A. 2003, A&A 398, 1111. The effect of stellar compressibility and non-resonant dynamic tides on the apsidal-motion rate in close binaries.

Willems, B., Kolb, U. 2002, MNRAS 337, 1004. Population synthesis of wide binary millisecond pulsars.

Willems, B., Kolb, U. 2003, Astron. Nachr. 324, 169.
The population of wide binary millisecond pulsars.

Willems, B., van Hoolst, T., Smeyers, P. 2003, A&A 397, 973. Nonadiabatic resonant dynamic tides and orbital evolution in close binaries.

Yoo, J.J., Bak, J-Y., Lee, H-W. 2002, MNRAS 336, 467. Polarization of the broad H$\alpha$ wing in symbiotic stars.

Zier, C., Biermann, P.L. 2002, A&A 396, 91. Binary black holes and tori in AGN. II. Can stellar winds constitute a dusty torus?.

Ziolkowski, J. 2002, MmSAI 73, 1038. Be/X-ray binaries.