We present an attempt to reconstruct the complete evolutionary path followed by cataclysmic
variables (CVs), based on the observed mass–radius relationship of their donor stars. Along …

Protoplanetary disks are quasi-steady structures whose evolution and dispersal determine
the environment for planet formation. I review the theory of protoplanetary disk evolution and …

We report on the masses (M WD), effective temperatures (), and secular mean accretion
rates () of 43 cataclysmic variable (CV) white dwarfs, 42 of which were obtained from the …

Interacting binaries in which a white dwarf accretes material from a companion—cataclysmic
variables (CVs) in which the mass donor is a Roche-lobe filling star on or near the main …

The disc instability model which is supposed to describe outbursts of dwarf nova and low-
mass X-ray binary transient systems is presented and reviewed in detail. Various …

We model the broad-band (optical/UV and X-ray) continuum spectrum of the 'changing-
look'active galactic nucleus (AGN) Mrk 1018, as it fades from Seyfert 1 to 1.9 in∼ 8 years …

We reanalyse archival Ginga data of the soft X-ray transient source GS 2023+ 338 covering
the beginning of its 1989 May outburst. The source showed a number of rather unusual …

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 …

We present the first volume-limited sample of cataclysmic variables (CVs), selected using
the accurate parallaxes provided by the second data release (DR2) of the European Space …

Short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are explosions of cosmic origins believed to be associated
with the merger of two compact objects, either two neutron stars or a neutron star and a …