The Magellanic System: Stars, Gas, and Galaxies

ISBN-13: 9780521889872 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 512 str.

Joana M. Oliveira; Jacco Th Van Loon

Opis

Provides the most complete and up-to-date account of our understanding of the Magellanic Clouds and the astrophysical processes within them.

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List of posters; Preface; The organizing committee; Conference photograph; Participants; Dedication; Part I. Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds; Part II. The Structure and Dynamics of the Magellanic System; Part III. The Properties of the Interstellar Medium; Part IV. The Star Formation Process; Part V. The Star Formation History and Chemical Evolution; Part VI. The Magellanic Clouds as Laboratories of Stellar Astrophysics; Part VII. The Final Stages of Stellar Evolution and Feedback; Part VIII. Magellanic Type Systems as a Class; Summary; Author index; Object index; Subject index.