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Starbursts Triggers, Nature, and Evolution - Les Houches School, September 17-27, 1996 (Paperback, 1998 ed.)
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Starbursts Triggers, Nature, and Evolution - Les Houches School, September 17-27, 1996 (Paperback, 1998 ed.)
Series: Centre de Physique des Houches, 9
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Starbursts are regions of unusually rapid star formation, often
located in the central parts of galaxies. They differ from more
normal regions of star formation in terms of the throughput of mass
and the rapidity with which the gas is consumed. In the last twenty
years, extensive observational data at most wavelengths have become
available on starbursts, but many important issues remain to be
addressed, observationally as well as theoretically. How are strong
episodes of star formation triggered? What is the quantity of gas
converted into stars during bursts? What is the initial mass
function of stars in these events? How does the feedback from stars
influence the interstellar medium and self-regulate star formation?
What is the subsequent chemical and photometric evolution? How do
starbursts rule the formation and evolution of galaxies? In recent
years, many observational data at different wavelengths (optical,
radio, infrared, X-ray) have become available. However, these
observations are still fragmentary in the sense that different
classes of objects have been observed in different ways, and the
coverage is not consistently deep or complete. As a consequence, an
overall observational picture of starburst galaxies is missing, and
theoretical understanding and modelling have remained highly
tentative. The purpose of the school Starbursts: Triggers, Nature,
and Evolution was to gather theorists and observers with
complementary approaches to the starburst phenomenon, in order to
summarize the state-of-the-art of the observations and models,
emphasizing the consistency of the various viewpoints.
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Imprint: |
Springer
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Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
Series: |
Centre de Physique des Houches, 9 |
Release date: |
1998 |
First published: |
1998 |
Editors: |
Bruno Guiderdoni
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
255 |
Edition: |
1998 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-2-86883-334-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
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LSN: |
2-86883-334-9 |
Barcode: |
9782868833341 |
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