I review the basics of the disc instability model (DIM) for dwarf novae and soft-X-ray
transients and its most recent developments, as well as the current limitations of the model …

The class of cataclysmic variables called Polars, or AM Her systems, is comprehensively
reviewed. Each part of these systems, from the two underlying stars, to the accretion region …

We review the properties of the DQ Herculis stars: cataclysmic variables containing an
accreting, magnetic, rapidly rotating white dwarf. These stars are characterized by strong X …

Current treatments of accretion flows in magnetic cataclysmic variables (CVs) imply that the
criterion for disc formation depends only on the accretion rate and the magnetic field …

Recently, remarkable antiglitch and glitch accompanied by bright radio bursts of the Galactic
magnetar SGR J1935+ 2154 were discovered. These two infrequent temporal coincidences …

New X-ray observations of the eclipsing intermediate polar system EX Hya made with the
EXOSAT satellite are presented. It is found that the X-ray eclipse is partial and that its depth …

We compute the power spectra of the X-ray modulations expected from intermediate polars
in various accretion geometries. Discless accretion models produce a richer variety of power …

This paper describes a comparative study of all the intermediate polars observed by
EXOSAT. We present the X-ray pulse profiles of each source and show that, in all cases, the …

In some close binary systems the accretion flow may consist largely of gas blobs which are
not threaded by the magnetic field of the accretor, but interact with it through a surface drag. I …

We report the discovery of new intermediate polars in the galactic plane, detected during the
ROSAT all-sky survey. Three new systems (RX J0028. 8+ 5917, RX J0153. 3+ 7446 and RX …