
Resolving the Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies (IAU S373)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 3. August 2023
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-1-009-35295-6 (ISBN)
Description
Star formation is relevant to nearly every area of astrophysics, from planetary science to galaxy evolution, yet the physical processes that determine the rates of star formation and its spatial and temporal distribution are still poorly understood. IAU Symposium 373 focuses on the impact that resolved studies of galaxies, both observational and theoretical, are having on the understanding of star formation on all scales. It highlights the latest advances in understanding star formation in its galactic context and how it drives galaxy evolution. A key advance has been the ability to spatially resolve the sub-kiloparsec scales on which star formation relations are established, bridging the gap between resolved studies in the local neighborhood and large-scale galaxy surveys. Alongside this, a new generation of cosmological simulations have helped to interpret these new data, providing new techniques for confronting them with observations. This volume shares these developments, for graduate students and researchers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
730 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-35295-6 (9781009352956)
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Content
Part I. Scales of Star Formation; Part II. Sustaining Star Formation; Part III. The Decline of Star Formation; Part IV. The Rise and Fall of Star Formation Across Cosmic Time; Part V. Regulation of Star Formation and the Evolution of Galaxies.