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Publications

I co-author 86 refereed publications, 50 conference publications and a few popular papers. The full publication list is here.

You can also see my publications on NASA ADS, and on arXiv.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7217-4884

Refereed Publications

Hocde, V., Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Singh Rathour, R., Ziółkowska, O.;Pulsation modeling of the Cepheid Y Ophiuchi with RSP/MESA. Impact of the circumstellar envelope and a high projection factor on the Baade-Wesselink method; A&A, 683, A233 (2024); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2312.12046
Zwintz, K., et al. (incl. Smolec, R.) ;Catalogue of BRITE-Constellation targets. I. Fields 1 to 14 (November 2013-April 2016); A&A, 683, A49 (2024); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2311.18382
Espinoza-Arancibia, F., Pilecki, B., Pietrzynski, G., Smolec, R., Kervella, P.; Empirical instability strip for classical Cepheids. I. The Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy; A&A, 682, A185 (2024); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2311.15849
Gladkowski, M., Hajduk, M., Smolec, R., Szczerba, R., Soszynski, I.; Binary central stars of planetary nebulae in the Large Magellanic Cloud ; A&A, 682, A70 (2024); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2311.14556
Karczmarek, P., Hajdu, G., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Narloch, W., Smolec, R., Wiktorowicz, G., Belczynski, K., Synthetic Population of Binary Cepheids. II. The Effect of Companion Light on the Extragalactic Distance Scale; ApJ, 950, 182 (2023); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2303.15664
Hocde, V., Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Ziółkowska, O., Singh Rathour, R. Metallicity estimation of MW, SMC and LMC classical Cepheids from the shape of the V- and I-band light curves; A&A, 671, A157 (2023); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2301.00229
Smolec, R., Ziółkowska, O., Ochalik, M., Śniegowska, M., First Overtone Cepheids of the OGLE Magellanic Cloud Collection -- beyond radial modes; MNRAS, 519 4010 (2023); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2212.06732
Jermyn, A.S., Bauer, E.B., Schwab, J., Farmer, R., Ball, W.H., Bellinger, E.P., Dotter, A., Joyce, M., Marchant, P., Mombarg, J.S.G., Wolf, W.M., Wong, T.L.S., Cinquegrana, G.C., Farrell, E., Smolec, R., Thoul, A., Cantiello, M., Herwig, F., Toloza, O., Bildsten, L., Townsend, R.H.D., Timmes, F.X. Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Time-Dependent Convection, Energy Conservation, Automatic Differentiation, and Infrastructure; MNRAS, 265, 15 (2023); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2208.03651
Suchomska, K., Graczyk, D., Gałan, C., Ziółkowska, O., Smolec, R., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Villanova, S., Górski, M., Thompson, I.B., Wielgórski, P., Zgirski, B., Karczmarek, P., Pilecki, B., Taormina, M., Narloch, W., Hajdu, G., Lewis, M., Kałuszyński, M., Rojas Garcia, G. Evolved eclipsing binary systems in the Galactic bulge: Precise physical and orbital parameters of OGLE-BLG-ECL-305487 and OGLE-BLG-ECL-116218; A&A, 668, A30 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2210.12413
Narloch, W., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Piatti, A.E., Karczmarek, P., Górski, M., Graczyk, D., Smolec, R., Hajdu, G., Suchomska, K., Zgirski, B., Wielgórski, P., Pilecki, B., Taormina, M., Kałuszyński, M., Pych, W., Rojas Garcia, G., Lewis, M.O., Metallicities and ages for star clusters and their surrounding fields in the Large Magellanic Cloud; A&A, 666, A80 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2207.13153
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Modeling of multimode radially pulsating High-Amplitude delta Scuti stars from the OGLE Galactic bulge sample; MNRAS, 515, 4574 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2207.04210
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Asteroseismology of RR Lyrae stars with non-radial modes; MNRAS, 515, 3439 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2206.12853
Karczmarek, P., Smolec, R., Hajdu, G., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Narloch, W., Wiktorowicz, G., Belczynski, K., Synthetic Population of Binary Cepheids. I. The Effect of Metallicity and Initial Parameter Distribution on Characteristics of Cepheids' Companions; ApJ, 930, 65 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2204.00661
Wielgórski, P., Pietrzyński, G., Pilecki, B., Gieren, W., Zgirski, B., Górski, M., Hajdu, G., Narloch, W., Karczmarek, P., Smolec, R., Kervella, P., Storm, J., Gallenne, A., Breuval, L., Lewis, M., Kałuszyński, M., Graczyk, D., Pych, W., Suchomska, K., Taormina, M., Rojas Garcia, G., Kotek, A., Chini, R., Pozo Nunez, F., Noroozi, S., Sobrino Figaredo, C., Haas, M., Hodapp, K., Mikołajczyk, P., Kotysz, K., Moździerski, D., Kołaczek-Szymański, P., An absolute calibration of the near-infrared Period-Luminosity Relations of Type II Cepheids in the Milky Way and in the Large Magellanic Cloud; ApJ, 927, 89 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2112.12122
Molnar, L. et al., with Smolec, R., First results on RR Lyrae stars with the TESS space telescope: untangling the connections between mode content, colors and distances; ApJ Suppl. Ser., 258, 8 (2022); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2109.07329
Rathour, R.S., Smolec, R., Netzel, H., Frequency analysis of OGLE-IV photometry for classical Cepheids in Galactic fields: non-radial modes and modulations; MNRAS, 505, 5412 (2021); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2106.02872
Plachy, E., et al., with Smolec, R., TESS Observations of Cepheid Stars: First Light Results; ApJ Suppl. Ser., 253, 11 (2021); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2012.09709
Das, S., Kanbur, S., Smolec, R., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, H.P., Rejkuba, M., A theoretical framework of BL Her stars. I. Effect of metallicity and convection parameters on period-luminosity and period-radius relations; MNRAS, 501, 875 (2021); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2011.11626
Graczyk, D., Pietrzynski, G., Thompson, I.B., Gieren, W., Zgirski, B., Villanova, S., Gorski, M., Wielgorski, P., Karczmarek, P., Narloch, W., Pilecki, B., Taormina, M., Smolec, R., Suchomska, K., Gallenne, A., Nardetto, N., Storm, J., Kudritzki, R.-P., Kaluszynski, M., Pych, W. {A distance determination to the Small Magellanic Cloud with an accuracy of better than 2 percent based on late-type eclipsing binary stars; ApJ, 904, 13 (2020); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2010.08754
Soszyński, I., Smolec, R., Udalski, A., Szymański, M.K., Pietrukowicz, P., Skowron, D.M., Skowron, J., Mroz, P., Poleski, R., Kozłowski, S., Iwanek, P., Wrona, M., Gromadzki, M., Ulaczyk, K., Rybicki, K.; OGLE-GAL-ACEP-091 - The First Known Multi-Mode Anomalous Cepheid; ApJ Lett., 901, L25 (2020); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2009.06642
Savino, A., Koch, A., Prudil, Z., Kunder, A., Smolec, R.; he age of the Milky Way inner stellar spheroid from RR Lyrae population synthesis; A&A, 641, A96 (2020); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2006.12507
Pietrzyński, G., Graczyk, D., Gallenne, A., Gieren, W., Thompson, I.B., Pilecki, B., Karczmarek, P., Gorski, M., Suchomska, K., Taormina, M., Zgirski, B., Wielgorski, P., Nardetto, N., Kervella, P., Bresolin, F., Kudritzki, R.P., Storm, J., Smolec, R., Narloch, W., Kaluszyński, M., Villanova, S.; The Araucaria Project Establishes the Most Precise Benchmark for Cosmic Distances; The Messenger, 179, 24 (2020); ADS, PDF
Prudil, Z., Dekany, I., Smolec, R., Catelan, M., Grebel, E.K., Kunder, A.; Humps and bumps: the effects of shocks on the optical light curves of fundamental-mode RR Lyrae stars; A&A, 635, A66 (2020); ADS, PDF, arXiv:2001.08272
Narloch, W., Pietrzyński, G., Kolaczkowski, Z., Smolec, R., Gorski, M., Kubiak, M., Udalski, A., Soszyński, I., Graczyk, D., Gieren, W., Karczmarek, P., Zgirski, B., Wielgorski, P., Suchomska, K., Pilecki, B., Taormina, M., Kaluszyński, M.; Candidates for non-pulsating stars located in the Cepheid instability strip in the Large Magellanic Cloud based on Strömgren photometry; MNRAS, 489, 3285 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1908.00447
Pablo, H., Shultz, M., Fuller, J., Wade, G.A., Paunzen, E., Mathis, S., Le Bouquin, J.-B., Pigulski, A., Handler, G., Alecian, E., Kuschnig, R., Moffat, A.F.J., Neiner, C., Popowicz, A., Rucinski, S., Smolec, R., Weiss W., Zwintz, K., and the BinaBIcS Collaboration; Epsilon Lupi: measuring the heartbeat of a doubly-magnetic massive binary with BRITE-Constellation; MNRAS, 488, 64 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1906.09251
Netzel, H., Smolec, R.; The census of non-radial pulsation in first-overtone RR Lyrae stars of the OGLE Galactic bulge collection; MNRAS, 487, 5584 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1908.07251
Paxton, B., Smolec, R., Gautschy, A., Bildsten, L., Cantiello, M., Dotter, A., Farmer, R., Goldberg, J.A., Jermyn, A.S., Kanbur, S.M., Marchant, P., Schwab, J., Thoul, A., Townsend, R.H.D., Wolf, W.M., Zhang, M., Timmes, F.X.; Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Pulsating Variable Stars, Rotation, Convective Boundaries, and Energy Conservation; ApJ Suppl Ser, 243, 10 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1903.01426
Prudil, Z., Dekany, I., Grebel, E.K., Catelan, M., Skarka, M., Smolec, R.; On the Oosterhoff dichotomy in the Galactic bulge: II. kinematical distribution; MNRAS, 487, 3270 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1905.11870
Pietrzyński, G., Graczyk, D., Gallenne, A., Gieren, W., Thompson, I.B., Pilecki, B., Karczmarek, P., Gorski, M., Suchomska, K., Taormina, M., Zgirski, B., Wielgorski, P., Kolaczkowski, Z., Konorski, P., Villanova, S., Nardetto, N., Kervella, P., Bresolin, F., Kudritzki, R.P., Storm, J., Smolec, R., Narloch, W.; A one per cent distance determination to the Large Magellanic Cloud; Nature, 567, 200 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1903.08096
Soszyński, I., Smolec, R., Udalski, A., Pietrukowicz, P.; Type II Cepheids Pulsating in the First Overtone from the OGLE Survey; ApJ, 873, 43 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1902.02352
Prudil, Z., Dekany, I., Catelan, M., Smolec, R., Grebel, E.K., Skarka, M.; On the Oosterhoff dichotomy in the Galactic bulge: I. spatial distribution; MNRAS, 484, 4833 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1901.09726
Graczyk, D., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Storm, J., Nardetto, N., Gallenne, A., Maxted, P.F.L., Kervella, P., Kolaczkowski, Z., Konorski, P., Pilecki, B., Zgirski, B., Gorski, M., Suchomska, K., Karczmarek, P., Taormina, M., Wielgorski, P., Narloch, W., Smolec, R., Chini, R., Breuval L.; Testing Systematics of Gaia DR2 Parallaxes with Empirical Surface Brightness-Color Relations Applied to Eclipsing Binaries; ApJ, 872, 85 (2019); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1902.00589
Suchomska, K., Graczyk, D., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Ostrowski, J., Smolec, R., Tkachenko, A., Gorski, M., Karczmarek, P., Wielgorski, P., Zgirski, B., Thompson, I.B., Villanova, S., Pilecki, B., Taormina, M., Kolaczkowski, Z., Narloch, W., Soszyński, I.; The Araucaria Project. Accurate stellar parameters and distance to two evolved eclipsing binary systems OGLE-BLG-ECL-123903 and OGLE-BLG-ECL-296596 in Galactic Bulge; A&A, 621, A93 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1904.0487
Pilecki, B., Dervisoglu, A., Gieren, W., Smolec, R., Soszyński, I., Pietrzyński, G., Thompson, I.B., Taormina, M.; The dynamical mass and evolutionary status of the type-II Cepheid in the eclipsing binary system OGLE-LMC-T2CEP-211 with a double-ring disk; ApJ, 868, 30 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1810.06524
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Plachy, E., Soszyński, I., Udalski, A.; Diversity of dynamical phenomena in type II Cepheids of the OGLE collection; MNRAS, 481, 3724 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1809.02842
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Soszyński, I., Udalski, A.; Blazhko Effect in the first overtone RR Lyrae stars of the OGLE Galactic bulge collection; MNRAS, 480, 1229 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1812.05409
Prudil Z., Grebel, E.K., Dekany, I., Smolec, R.; Photometric study of the SMCNOD using variable stars from the OGLE-IV survey; MNRAS, 480, 669 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1809.06087
Pilecki, B., Gieren, W., Pietrzyński, G., Thompson, I.B., Smolec, R., Graczyk, D., Taormina, M., Udalski, A., Storm, J., Nardetto, N., Gallenne A., Kervella, P., Soszyński, I., Gorski, M., Wielgorski, P., Suchomska, K., Karczmarek, P., Zgirski, B.; The Araucaria Project: High-Precision Cepheid Astrophysics from the Analysis of Pulsating Stars in Double-Lined Eclipsing Binaries; ApJ, 862, 43 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1806.01391
Graczyk, D., Pietrzyński, G., Thompson, I.B., Gieren, W., Pilecki, B., Konorski, P., Villanova, S., Gorski, M., Suchomska, K., Karczmarek, P., Stepień, K., Storm, J., Taormina, M., Kolaczkowski, Z., Wielgorski, P., , Narloch, W., Zgirski, B. Gallenne, A., Ostrowski, J., Smolec, R., Udalski, A., Soszyński, I., Kervella, P., Nardetto, N., Szymański, M.K., Wyrzykowski, L., Ulaczyk, K., Poleski, R., Pietrukowicz, P., Kozlowski, S., Skowron, J., Mroz, P.; The Late Type Eclipsing Binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Catalogue of Fundamental Physical Parameters; ApJ, 860, 1 (2018); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1805.04952
Pilecki, B., Gieren, W., Smolec, R., Pietrzyński, G., Thompson, I.B., Anderson, R.I., Bono, G., Soszyński, I., Kervella, P., Nardetto, N., Taormina, M., Stepień, K., Wielgorski, P.; Mass and p-factor of the type II Cepheid OGLE-LMC-T2CEP-098 in a binary system; ApJ, 842, 110 (2017); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1704.07782
Smolec, R.; Unstable standard candles. Periodic light curve modulation in fundamental mode classical Cepheids; MNRAS, 468, 4299 (2017); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1703.05358
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Kałużny, J., Pych, W., Różyczka, M., Thompson, I.B.; RR Lyrae stars in NGC 6362; MNRAS, 467, 2349 (2017); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1702.02172
Karczmarek, P., Wiktorowicz, G., Iłkiewicz, K., Smolec, R., Stepień, K., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Belczyński K.; The occurrence of Binary Evolution Pulsators in the classical instability strip of RR Lyrae and Cepheid variables; MNRAS, 466, 2842 (2017); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1612.00465
Prudil, Z., Smolec, R., Skarka, M., Netzel, H.; Peculiar double-periodic pulsation in RR Lyrae stars of the OGLE collection. II. Short-period stars with dominant radial fundamental mode; MNRAS, 465, 4074 (2017); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1701.00751
Plachy, E., Molnar, L., Jurkovic, M.I., Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Pal, A., Szabados, L., Szabo, R.; First observations of W Virginis stars with K2: detection of period doubling; MNRAS, 465, 173 (2017); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1610.05488
Soszyński, I., Smolec, R., Dziembowski, W.A., Udalski, A., Szymański, M.K., Wyrzykowski, L., Ulaczyk, K., Poleski, R., Pietrukowicz, P., Kozłowski, S., Skowron, D., Skowron, J., Mroz, P., Pawlak, M.; Anomalous Double-Mode RR Lyrae Stars in the Magellanic Clouds; MNRAS, 463, 1332 (2016); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1608.00576
Graczyk, D., Smolec, R., Pavlovski, K., Southworth, J., Pietrzynski, G., Maxted, P.F.L., Konorski, P., Gieren, W., Pilecki, B., Taormina, M., Suchomska, K., Karczmarek, P., Gorski, M., Wielgorski, P.; A solar twin in the eclipsing binary LL Aquarii; A&A, 594, A92 (2016); PDF, arXiv:1608.01000
Smolec, R., Prudil, Z., Skarka, M., Bąkowska, K.; Peculiar double-periodic pulsation in RR Lyrae stars of the OGLE collection. I. Long-period stars with dominant radial fundamental mode; MNRAS, 461, 2934 (2016); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1606.06928
Smolec, R., Śniegowska, M.; Non-radial pulsation in first overtone Cepheids of the Small Magellanic Cloud; MNRAS, 458, 3561 (2016); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1603.01042
Smolec, R.; Survey of non-linear hydrodynamic models of type-II Cepheids; MNRAS, 456, 3475 (2016); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1512.01550
Gieren, W., Pilecki, B., Pietrzyński, G., Graczyk, D., Udalski, A., Soszyński, I., Thompson, I.B., Prada Moroni, P.G., Smolec, R., Konorski, P. et al.; The Araucaria Project: A study of the classical Cepheid in the eclipsing binary system OGLE LMC562.05.9009 in the Large Magellanic Cloud; ApJ, 815, 28 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1511.02826
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Double-mode radial-non-radial RR Lyrae stars. OGLE-IV photometry of two high cadence fields in the Galactic bulge; MNRAS, 453, 2022 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1507.08414
Molnar, L., Szabo, R., Moskalik, P., Nemec, J.M., Guggenberger, E., Smolec, R., Poleski, R., Plachy, E., Kolenberg, K., Kollath, Z.; An RR Lyrae family portrait: 33 stars observed in Pisces with K2-E2; MNRAS, 452, 4283 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1507.04714
Pilecki, B., Graczyk, D., Gieren, W., Pietrzyński, G., Thompson, I.B., Smolec, R., Udalski, A., Soszyński, I., Konorski, P., Taormina, M. et al.; The Araucaria Project: The First-Overtone Classical Cepheid in the Eclipsing System OGLE-LMC-CEP-2532; ApJ, 806, 29 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1504.04611
Suchomska, K., Graczyk, D., Smolec, R., Pietrzyński G., Gieren, W., Stepień, K., Konorski, P., Pilecki, B., Villanova, S., Thompson, I.B., Górski, M., Karczmarek, P., Wielgórski P.; The Araucaria Project. Accurate stellar parameters and distance to evolved eclipsing binary ASAS J180057-2333.8 in Sagittarius Arm; MNRAS, 451, 5170 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1505.00766
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Dziembowski, W.; Discovery of a new group of double-periodic RR Lyrae stars in the OGLE-IV photometry; MNRAS Lett., 451, L25 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1504.05765
Smolec, R., Soszyński, I., Udalski, A., Szymański, M.K., Pietrukowicz, P., Skowron, J., Kozłowski, S., Poleski, R., Moskalik, P., Skowron, D. et al.; Intriguing triple-mode RR Lyrae star with period doubling; MNRAS, 447, 3873 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1411.2908
Smolec, R., Soszyński, I., Udalski, A., Szymański, M.K., Pietrukowicz, P., Skowron, J., Kozłowski, S., Poleski, R., Skowron, D., Pietrzyński, G. et al.; Blazhko-type modulation in the double-mode RR Lyrae stars of the OGLE Galactic bulge collection; MNRAS, 447, 3756 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1411.2447
Moskalik, P., Smolec, R., Kolenberg, K., Molnar, L., Kurtz, D.W., Szabo, R., Benko, J.M., Nemec, J.M., Chadid, M., Guggenberger, E. et al.; Kepler photometry of RRc stars: peculiar double-mode pulsations and period doubling; MNRAS, 447, 2348 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1412.2272
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Double-mode radial-non-radial RR Lyrae stars in the OGLE photometry of the Galactic bulge; MNRAS, 447, 1173 (2015); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1411.3155
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Chaos in hydrodynamic BL Herculis models; MNRAS, 441, 101 (2014); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1403.4937
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Gieren, W., Pilecki, B., Pietrzyński, G., Graczyk, Thompson, I.B., Soszyński, I., Konorski, P., Smolec, R., Udalski, A., Nardetto, N., et al.; The Araucaria Project. OGLE-LMC-CEP-1718: An Exotic Eclipsing Binary System Composed of Two Classical Overtone Cepheids in a 413 Day Orbit; ApJ, 786, 80 (2014); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1403.3617
Pilecki, B., Graczyk, Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Thompson, I.B., Freedman, W.L., Scowcroft, V., Madore, B.F., Udalski, A., Soszyński, I. et al. (including Smolec, R.); Physical parameters and the projection factor of the classical Cepheid in the binary system OGLE-LMC-CEP-0227; MNRAS, 436, 953 (2013); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1308.5023
Marconi, M., Molinaro, R., Bono, G., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Pilecki, B., Stellingwerf, R.F., Graczyk, D., Smolec, R., Konorski, P. et al.; The Eclipsing Binary Cepheid OGLE-LMC-CEP-0227 in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Pulsation Modeling of Light and Radial Velocity Curves; ApJ Lett., 768, 6 (2013); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1304.0860
Pietrzyński, G., Graczyk, D., Gieren, W., Thompson, I.B., Pilecki, B., Udalski, A., Soszyński, I., Kozłowski, S., Konorski, P., Suchomska, K. et al. (including Smolec, R.); An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent; Nature, 495, 76 (2013); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1303.2063, ESO press release
Smolec, R., Pietrzyński, G., Graczyk, D., Pilecki, B., Gieren, W., Thompson, I., Stepień, K., Karczmarek, P., Konorski, P., Górski, M. et al.; Pulsation models for the 0.26M_S star mimicking RR Lyrae pulsator. Model survey for the new class of variable stars; MNRAS, 428, 3034 (2013); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1210.6030
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Period doubling and Blazhko modulation in BL Herculis hydrodynamic models; MNRAS, 426, 108 (2012); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1207.2151
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Derekas, A., Szabo, Gy.M., Berdnikov, L., Szabo, R., Smolec, R., Kiss, L.L., Szabados, L., Chadid, M., Evans, N.R., Kinemuchi, K. et al.; Period and light curve fluctuations of the Kepler Cepheid V1154 Cygni; MNRAS, 425, 1312 (2012); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1207.2907
Guggenberger, E., Kolenberg, K., Nemec, J.M., Smolec, R., Benko, J.M., Ngeow, C.-C., Cohen, J.G., Sesar, B., Szabo, R., Catelan, M. et al.; The complex case of V445 Lyr observed with Kepler: Two Blazhko modulations, a non-radial mode, possible triple mode RR Lyrae pulsation, and more; MNRAS, 424, 649 (2012); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1205.1344
Smolec, R., Soszyński, I., Moskalik, P., Udalski, A., Szymański, M.K., Kubiak, M., Pietrzyński, G., Wyrzykowski, Ł., Ulaczyk, K., Poleski, R., Kozłowski, S., Pietrukowicz, P.; Discovery of period doubling in BL Herculis stars of the OGLE survey. Observations and theoretical models; MNRAS, 419, 2407 (2012); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1109.5699
Nemec, J.M., Smolec, R., Benko, J.M., Moskalik, P., Kolenberg, K., Szabo, R., Kurtz, D.W., Bryson, S., Guggenberger, E., Chadid, M. et al.; Fourier analysis of non-Blazhko ab-type RR Lyrae stars observed with the Kepler space telescope; MNRAS, 417, 1022 (2011); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1106.6120
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Kolenberg, K., Bryson, S., Cote, M.T., Morris, R.L.; Variable turbulent convection as the cause of the Blazhko effect - testing the Stothers model; MNRAS, 414, 2950 (2011); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1102.4845
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Szabo, R., Szabados, L., Ngeow, C.-C., Smolec, R., Derekas, A., Moskalik, P., Nuspl, J., Lehmann, H., Furesz, G., Molenda-Zakowicz, J. et al.; Cepheid investigations using the Kepler space telescope; MNRAS, 413, 2709 (2011); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1101.2443
Kolenberg, K., Bryson, S., Szabo, R., Kurtz, D.W., Smolec, R., Nemec, J.M., Guggenberger, E., Moskalik, P., Benko, J.M., Chadid, M. et al.; Kepler photometry of the prototypical Blazhko star RR Lyr: An old friend seen in a new light; MNRAS, 411, 878 (2011); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1011.5908
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Non-linear modelling of beat Cepheids: Resonant and non-resonant models; A&A, 524, A40 (2010); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1008.3906
Benko, J.M., Kolenberg, K., Szabo, R., Kurtz, D.W., Bryson, S., Bregman, J., Still, M., Smolec, R., Nuspl, J., Nemec, J. et al.; Flavours of variability: 29 RR Lyrae stars observed with Kepler; MNRAS, 409, 1585 (2010); ADS, PDF, arXiv:1007.3928
Dziembowski, W., Smolec, R.; Double-Overtone Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud; Acta Astronomica, 59, 19 (2009); ADS, PDF, arXiv:0903.2676
Baranowski, R., Smolec, R., Dimitrov, W., Kwiatkowski, T., Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A., Bartczak, P., Fagas, M., Borczyk, W., Kaminski, K., Moskalik, P. et al.; V440 Per: the longest period overtone Cepheid; MNRAS, 396, 2194 (2009); ADS, PDF, arXiv:0904.0600
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Double-Mode Classical Cepheid Models - Revisited; Acta Astronomica, 58, 233 (2008); ADS, PDF, arXiv:0809.1986
Smolec, R. and Moskalik, P.; Convective Hydrocodes for Radial Stellar Pulsation. Physical and Numerical Formulation; Acta Astronomica, 58, 193 (2008); ADS, PDF, arXiv:0809.1979
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Amplitude Saturation in β Cephei Models; MNRAS, 377, 645 (2007); ADS, PDF, astro-ph/0702406
Smolec, R.; Metallicity Dependence of the Blazhko Effect; Acta Astronomica, 55, 59 (2005); ADS, PDF, astro-ph/0503614

Conference Publications

Rathour, R.S., Smolec, R., Netzel, H.; Non-radial Modes and Modulation in Galactic Cepheids from OGLE-IV Survey, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Society (2022), 12, 202; XL Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Szczecin, Sep 13-17, 2021, www
Rathour, R.S., Smolec, R.; Period Doubling Effect in Blazkho Modulated RRc Star from OGLE-IV Survey?, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Society (2022), 12, 209; XL Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Szczecin, Sep 13-17, 2021, www
Ziółkowska, O., Suchomska, K., Gałan, C., Smolec, R.; Estimating mass-loss rate in low-mass, evolved eclipsing binaries, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Society (2022), 12, 213; XL Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Szczecin, Sep 13-17, 2021, www
Smolec, R.; Low-amplitude periodicities and modulations in classical pulsators, in Astron. Soc. of the Pacific Conf. Ser. (2020), 529, 287; RRL/Cep 2019 - Frontiers of Classical Pulsators: Theory and Observations, Cloudcroft, Oct 13-18, 2019; www
Prudil, Z., Smolec, R., Catelan, M., Dekany, I., Grebel, E.K., Kunder, A.; Main and early shocks in RR Lyrae photometric light curves, in Astron. Soc. of the Pacific Conf. Ser. (2020), 529, 93; RRL/Cep 2019 - Frontiers of Classical Pulsators: Theory and Observations, Cloudcroft, Oct 13-18, 2019; www
Prudil, Z., Dekany, I., Catelan, M., Grebel, E.K., Smolec, R., Skarka, M.; Spatial and kinematical study of the Oosterhoff dichotomy in the Galactic bulge, in Astron. Soc. of the Pacific Conf. Ser. (2020), 529, 340; RRL/Cep 2019 - Frontiers of Classical Pulsators: Theory and Observations, Cloudcroft, Oct 13-18, 2019; www
Smolec, R.; Classical Pulsators: Contrast Between Pulsation Modes, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Society (2020), 10, 160; XXXIX Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Olsztyn, Sep 09-12, 2019; www
Ziolkowska, O., Styczen, M., Smolec, R.; Low-Amplitude Periodicities in the First Overtone Classical Cepheids, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Society (2020), 10, 75; XXXIX Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Olsztyn, Sep 09-12, 2019; www
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Evans, N.R., Moffat, A.F.J., Wade, G.A. and BEST; BRITE observations of classical Cepheids -- an update, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 8, 88; PDF; 3rd BRITE-Constellation Science Conference, Auberge du Lac Taureau, Aug 7-10, 2017; www
Prudil, Z., Grebel, E.K., Dekany I., Smolec, R., Skarka, M.; The Oosterhoff Dichotomy in the Galactic Bulge, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 6, 37; PDF; RR Lyrae 2017 conference ``Revival of the Classical Pulsators: from Galactic Structure to Stellar Interior Diagnostics'', Niepolomice, Sep. 17-21, 2017; www
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Soszynski, I.; First Overtone RR Lyrae Stars in the OGLE Collection, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 6, 157; PDF; RR Lyrae 2017 conference ``Revival of the Classical Pulsators: from Galactic Structure to Stellar Interior Diagnostics'', Niepolomice, Sep. 17-21, 2017; www
Kotysz, K., Smolec, R.; Close Non-Radial Modes and Modulation in First Overtone Cepheids, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 6, 304; PDF; RR Lyrae 2017 conference ``Revival of the Classical Pulsators: from Galactic Structure to Stellar Interior Diagnostics'', Niepolomice, Sep. 17-21, 2017; www
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Plachy, E., Soszynski, I., OGLE Team; Period Doubling and Modulation of Pulsation in Type II Cepheids from the OGLE Collection, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 6, 321; PDF; RR Lyrae 2017 conference ``Revival of the Classical Pulsators: from Galactic Structure to Stellar Interior Diagnostics'', Niepolomice, Sep. 17-21, 2017; www
Sniegowska, M., Smolec, R.; Non-Radial Pulsation in the First Overtone Cepheids of the Magellanic Clouds, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 6, 323; PDF; RR Lyrae 2017 conference ``Revival of the Classical Pulsators: from Galactic Structure to Stellar Interior Diagnostics'', Niepolomice, Sep. 17-21, 2017; www
Taormina, M., Pilecki, B., Smolec, R.; Pulsation Theory Models for Cepheids in Eclipsing Binary Systems, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2018), 6, 325; PDF; RR Lyrae 2017 conference ``Revival of the Classical Pulsators: from Galactic Structure to Stellar Interior Diagnostics'', Niepolomice, Sep. 17-21, 2017; www
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Soszynski, I., OGLE Team; Blazhko modulation in first-overtone RR Lyrae stars from the OGLE Collection, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2017), 152, 01003; PDF; 22nd Los Alamos Stellar Pulsation Conference "Wide-field variability surveys: a 21st-century perspective", San Pedro de Atacama, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2016; www
Moskalik, P., Smolec, R., Kaluzny, J., Pych, W., Rozyczka, M, Thompson, I.B.; Multiperiodic RR Lyrae stars in the field of NGC 6362, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2017), 152, 01023; PDF; 22nd Los Alamos Stellar Pulsation Conference "Wide-field variability surveys: a 21st-century perspective", San Pedro de Atacama, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2016; www
Smolec, R., Dziembowski, W., Moskalik, P., Netzel, H., Prudil, Z., Skarka, M., Soszynski, I.; Petersen Diagram Revolution, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2017), 152, 06003; PDF, arXiv; 22nd Los Alamos Stellar Pulsation Conference "Wide-field variability surveys: a 21st-century perspective", San Pedro de Atacama, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2016; www
Pilecki, B., Gieren, W., Pietrzynski, G., Smolec, R.; Araucaria Project: Pulsating stars in binary systems and as distance indicators, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2017), 152, 07007; PDF; 22nd Los Alamos Stellar Pulsation Conference "Wide-field variability surveys: a 21st-century perspective", San Pedro de Atacama, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2016; www
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P., Evans, N.R., Moffat, A.F.J., Wade, G.A. and BEST; BRITE observations of classical Cepheids, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc. (2017), in press; arXiv; 2nd BRITE-Constellation Science Conference, Innsbruck, 22-26 August 2016; www
Handler, G., Pigulski, A., Weiss, W.W., Moffat, A.F.J., Kuschnig, R., Wade, G.A., Orleanski, P., Rucinski, S.M., Koudelka, O., Smolec, R., et al.; The BRITE-Constellation Nanosatellite Space Mission And Its First Scientific Results, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2017), in press; arXiv; Seismology of the Sun and the Distant Stars 2016. Using Today's Successes to Prepare the Future. Joint TASC2/KASC9 Workshop - SPACEINN/HELAS8 Conference, Angra do Heroismo, 11-15 July 2016; www
Smolec, R.; On period ratios in modulated double-mode RR Lyrae stars, in Communications from the Konkoly Observatory (2016), 105, 69; arXiv; RRL2015: High-precision studies of RR Lyrae stars, Visegrad, 19-22 October 2015; www
Netzel, H., Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Nonradial modes in RR Lyrae stars from the OGLE Collection of Variable Stars, in Communications from the Konkoly Observatory (2016), 105, 31; arXiv; RRL2015: High-precision studies of RR Lyrae stars, Visegrad, 19-22 October 2015; www
Smolec, R., Bąkowska, K.; Light-curve changes over the Blazhko cycle in RR Lyrae stars, in Communications from the Konkoly Observatory (2016), 105, 215; RRL2015: High-precision studies of RR Lyrae stars, Visegrad, 19-22 October 2015; www
Smolec, R., Netzel, H., Soszyński, I.; RR Lyrae stars: New discoveries in the OGLE data, in Astronomy in Focus, XXIXB, E14 (2016); doi; Proc. of the IAU General Assembly XXIX, Focus Meeting 17: Advances in Stellar Physics from Asteroseismology, Honolulu, 3-14 August 2015; www
Smolec, R.; Nonlinear convective pulsation models of type II Cepheids, in Astronomy in Focus, XXIXB, E15 (2016); doi; Proc. of the IAU General Assembly XXIX, Focus Meeting 17: Advances in Stellar Physics from Asteroseismology, Honolulu, 3-14 August 2015; www
Smolec, R.; The Blazhko Effect, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc., 3, 22-30 (2016); arXiv; XXXVII Meeting of the Polish Astronomical Society, Poznań, 7-10 September 2015; www
Netzel, H., Smolec, R.; Non-radial Pulsations in RR Lyrae Stars from the OGLE Collection, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc., 3, 36-41 (2016); arXiv; XXXVII Meeting of the Polish Astronomical Society, Poznań, 7-10 September 2015; www
Bąkowska, K., Smolec, R.; RR Lyrae stars with Blazhko modulations in the OGLE collection, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc., 3, 48-50 (2016); arXiv; XXXVII Meeting of the Polish Astronomical Society, Poznań, 7-10 September 2015; www
Smolec, R.; Dynamical phenomena in the pulsation of type-II Cepheid models, in Mem. Soc. Astron. It., 87, 311-314 (2016); EWASS2015, Tenerife, 22-26 June 2015; www
Karczmarek, P., Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Pilecki, B., Graczyk, D., Thompson, I., Górski, M., Konorski, P., Suchomska, K., Nardetto, N., Smolec, R.; Highlights on eclipsing binary variables from Araucaria Project, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2015), 101, 06037; PDF; The Space Photometry Revolution, CoRoT Symposium 3, Kepler KASC-7 joint meeting, Toulouse, 6-11 July 2014; www
Smolec, R.; Survey of hydrodynamic RR Lyrae models, in EPJ Web of Conferences (2015), 101, 06059; PDF; The Space Photometry Revolution, CoRoT Symposium 3, Kepler KASC-7 joint meeting, Toulouse, 6-11 July 2014; www
Smolec, R.; Two unusual, radially pulsating stars, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc., 1, 65-70 (2014); PDF; XXXVI Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Warszawa, 11-15 September 2013; www
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Order and chaos in hydrodynamic BL Her models, in Proc. of the Polish Astron. Soc., 1, 154-156 (2014); PDF; XXXVI Polish Astronomical Society Meeting, Warszawa, 11-15 September 2013; www
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Chaos in hydrodynamic models of pulsating BL Her-type stars; in 7th CHAOS Conference Proceedings, p. 471-479 (2014); The 7th Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference, Lisbon, 7-10 June 2014; www
Smolec, R.; Mode selection in pulsating stars; IAUS 301, p. 265 (2014); PDF, arXiv:1309.5959; IAU Symposium No. 301: Precision Asteroseismology: Celebration of the Scientific Opus of Wojtek Dziembowski, Wroclaw, 19-23 August 2013; www
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Order and chaos in hydrodynamic BL Her models; IAUS 301, p. 489 (2014); PDF, arXiv:1309.5962; IAU Symposium No. 301: Precision Asteroseismology: Celebration of the Scientific Opus of Wojtek Dziembowski, Wroclaw, 19-23 August 2013; www
Pietrzyński, G., Gieren, W., Graczyk, D., Thompson, I.B., Pilecki, B., Nardetto, N., Kudritzki, R.-P., Bresolin, F., Bono, G., Prada Moroni, P.G., Konorski, P., Gorski, M., Storm, J., Smolec, R., Karczmarek, P.; A precise and accurate distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud from late-type eclipsing-binary systems; IAUS 289, p. 169 (2013); IAU Symposium No. 289: Advancing the Physics of Cosmic Distances, Beijing, 27-31 August 2012; www;
Smolec, R., Soszynski, I., Moskalik, P., et al.; First detection of period doubling in a BL Herculis type star. Observations and theoretical models; in Astrophys. & Space Sci. Proc., Vol. 31, p.85; arXiv:1112.0012; Impact of new instrumentation and new insights in stellar pulsations, Granada, 5-9 September 2011; www
Smolec, R., Houdek, G. & Gough, D.O.; Nonlocal model for the turbulent fluxes due to thermal convection in rectilinear shearing flow; in Astrophys. & Space Sci. Proc., Vol. 31, on-line only; arXiv:1112.0014; Impact of new instrumentation and new insights in stellar pulsations, Granada, 5-9 September 2011; www
Moskalik, P., Smolec, R., Kolenberg, K., Nemec, J.M., Kunder, A., et al.; Discovery of Peculiar Double-Mode Pulsations and Period Doubling in KEPLER RRc Variables; Astrophys. & Space Sci. Proc., Vol. 31, on-line only; arXiv:1208.4251; Impact of new instrumentation and new insights in stellar pulsations, Granada, 5-9 September 2011; www
Nemec, J.M., Smolec, R., Benko, J.M., Moskalik, P., Kolenberg, K., et al.; Non-Blazhko RR Lyrae Stars Observed with the KEPLER Space Telescope; Carnegie Obs. Astrophys. Ser. 5, 84 (2011); arXiv:1108.5683; RR Lyrae Stars, Metal-Poor Stars and the Galaxy, Pasadena, 23-25 January 2011; www
Smolec, R., Houdek, G. and Gough, D.O.; Modelling turbulent fluxes due to thermal convection in rectilinear shearing flow; IAUS 271, 397 (2011); PDF, arXiv:1011.3813; IAU Symposium 271 on 'Astrophysical Dynamics: From Stars to Galaxies', Nice, 21-25 June 2010; www
Smolec, R. and Moskalik, P.; On resonant and non-resonant origin of double-mode Cepheid pulsation; AIP Conf. Proc. 1170, 73 (2009); PDF, arXiv:0907.2802; Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation, Santa Fe, 1-5 June 2009; www;
Dziembowski, W.A. and Smolec, R.; Multi-mode Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud - challenges for theory; AIP Conf. Proc. 1170, 83 (2009); PDF, arXiv:0907.1417; Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation, Santa Fe, 1-5 June 2009; www
Smolec, R.; The role of negative buoyancy in convective Cepheid models. Double-mode pulsations revisited; Comm. in Asteroseismology 157, 149 (2008); PDF, arXiv:0810.3507; Wroclaw HELAS Workshop: Interpretation of Asteroseismic Data Wroclaw, 23-27 June 2008; www
Smolec, R.; Multimode Radiative β Cephei and δ Cephei Models; EAS Publications Series, 38, 175 (2009); PDF, arXiv:0803.1441; Nonlinear Pulsations and Hydrodynamics of Cepheids, in honor of J.R. Buchler; Paris, 9-11 July 2007
Smolec, R., Moskalik, P.; Amplitude Saturation in β Cephei Models - Preliminary Results; Comm. in Asteroseismology 150, 205 (2007); PDF, astro-ph/0612489; Vienna Workshop On the Future of Asteroseismology, Vienna, 20-22 September 2006
Saar, S. H., Fischer, D., Snyder, N., Smolec, R.; Correcting High Precision Radial Velocities for the Effects of Stellar Magnetic Activity; ASPC 223, 1051 (2001); 11th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun, Puerto de la Cruz, 4-8 October 1999

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