Sov Sci Section E Relat Astrop

Part 1 Data of photometric observations of SS 433 and their interpretation: main characteristics of the object; photometric observations of SS 433 during 1979-1986; investigation of the orbital and precession periods from photometric data; changes in the brightness of SS 433 in the V band; features of the light curves in the IR band and in other bands of the optical spectrum; variability of the absolute intensities of the emission lines in the spectrum of SS 433; a present-day model of SS 433; interpretation of photometric observations of SS 433; analogy between SS 433 and other galactic and extra-galactic objects; unsolved problems. Part 2 Gravity-wave astronomy: introduction - gravity-wave astronomy in action; astronomical manifestations of gravitational waves; theory and some new results; sources of gravitational waves and current experimental limits; the stochastic background of gravitational waves - the early universe; detection of gravitational waves; new ideas and prospects.