Starbursts and Galaxy Evolution
Author: Xuan Thuan Trinh
Publisher: Atlantica Séguier Frontières
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9782863320501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Xuan Thuan Trinh
Publisher: Atlantica Séguier Frontières
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9782863320501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Susanne Hüttemeister
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Published: 2005-08-19
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Starbursts are a spectacular phase in the life of galaxies, with the potential of changing the appearance of the galaxy and enriching its environment with metals in galactic winds. They are a sign post of galaxy evolution and galaxy assembly at high redshifts. This volume brings together all aspects of starburst evolution, focusing on the much debated question of what triggers starbursts.
Author: Bruno Guiderdoni
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 3662297426
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Peter S. Conti
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780511456183
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Claus Leitherer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991-05-16
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780521404655
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book reviews the importance of massive stars in several areas of astrophysics. Massive stars are objects that are 10-100 times the mass of our Sun. Above ten solar masses, loss through stellar winds begins to have a major impact on the evolution of a star. The upper limit of 100 solar masses is derived from observations. Significant progress has now been achieved in massive star research. New models, along with high quality observations, have improved our understanding of the formation, structure, atmosphere, and evolution of these massive objects. They are formed in violent bursts of star formation and are probably related to the phenomena observed in active galactic nuclei. The workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute examined the interplay between the astrophysics of massive stars and their location in extragalactic starburst regions. There are eighteen chapters by leading researchers. Each has been carefully edited to ensure that the book is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and observation of massive stars in starburst regions.
Author: Richard de Grijs
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-09-03
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9789048103645
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Starbursts are important features of early galaxy evolution. Many of the distant, high-redshift galaxies we are able to detect are in a starbursting phase, often apparently provoked by a violent gravitational interaction with another galaxy. In fact, if we did not know that major starbursts existed, these conference proceedings testify that we would indeed have difficulties explaining the key properties of the Universe! These conference proceedings cover starbursts from the small-scale star-forming regions in nearby galaxies to galaxy-wide events at high redshifts; one of the major themes of the conference proved to be "scalability", i.e., can we scale up the small-scale events to describe the physics on larger scales. The key outcome of this meeting – and these proceedings – is a resounding "yes" to this fundamental, yet profound question. The enhanced synergy facilitated by the collaboration among observers using cutting-edge ground and space-based facilities, theorists and modellers has made these proceedings a true reflection of the state of the art in this very rapidly evolving field.
Author: G. Hensler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 684
ISBN-13: 9401733155
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Galaxies have a history: distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the universe, differ from the nearby ones. This book addresses the modeling of galaxy evolution from their cosmological formation to their presently observable structures, presenting the state of the art in the field.
Author: José M. Vilchez
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-29
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9401733139
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Galaxies have a history. This has become clear from recent sky surveys showing that distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the Universe, differ from the nearby ones. This book contains the proceedings of a 2000 conference addressing observational clues in this area.
Author: Marc Sauvage
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-29
Total Pages: 563
ISBN-13: 9401733112
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Galaxies have a history. This has become clear from recent sky surveys which have shown that distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the Universe, differ from the nearby ones. New observational windows at ultraviolet, infrared and millimetric wavelengths (provided by ROSAT, IRAM, IUE, IRAS, ISO) have revealed that galaxies contain a wealth of components: very hot gas, atomic hydrogen, molecules, dust, dark matter ... A significant advance is expected due to new instruments (VLT, FIRST, XMM) which will allow one to explore the most distant Universe. Three Euroconferences have been planned to punctuate this new epoch in galactic research, bringing together specialists in various fields of Astronomy.