From Luminous Hot Stars to Starburst Galaxies
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- Authors:
- Peter S. Conti, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Paul A. Crowther, University of Sheffield
- Claus Leitherer, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore
- Date Published: December 2008
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- isbn: 9780511451379
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Luminous hot stars represent the extreme upper mass end of normal stellar evolution. Before exploding as supernovae, they live out their lives of a few million years with prodigious outputs of radiation and stellar winds, dramatically affecting both their evolution and environments. A detailed introduction to the topic, this book connects the astrophysics of massive stars with the extremes of galaxy evolution represented by starburst phenomena. A thorough discussion of the physical and wind parameters of massive stars is presented. HII galaxies, their connection to starburst galaxies, and the contribution of starburst phenomena to galaxy evolution through superwinds, are explored. The book concludes with the wider cosmological implications, including Population III stars, Lyman break galaxies and gamma-ray bursts, for each of which massive stars are believed to play a crucial role. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics interested in luminous hot stars and galaxy evolution.
Read more- The first book to bring together the astrophysics of luminous hot stars and starburst galaxies
- Presents the latest developments in a diverse but interrelated range of topics in astrophysics
- Will interest graduate students and researchers in hot star atmospheres, massive star evolution, star and cluster formation, starburst evolution and superwinds
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- Date Published: December 2008
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511451379
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Observed properties
3. Stellar atmospheres
4. Stellar winds
5. Evolution of single stars
6. Binaries
7. Birth of massive stars and star clusters
8. The interstellar environment
9. From giant HII regions to HII galaxies
10. Starburst phenomena
11. Cosmological implications
References
Index.
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