Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and - Colloqui

Klappentext Report on the progress made in recent years in the field of stellar populations. Zusammenfassung The last decade witnessed a revolution in our observations of galaxies; with larger telescopes and new instruments allowing us to look deeper in the Universe! and study nearby galaxies in greater detail. IAU Symposium 241 reports on the considerable progress made in recent years in this topic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Model ingredients: stellar evolution models; 2. Model ingredients: stellar spectral libraries; 3. Initial mass function; 4. Stellar population models; 5. Stellar populations in the Milky Way; 6. Resolved stellar populations in the Local Group; 7. Stellar populations in early-type galaxies; 8. Extragalactic globular cluster systems; 9. Stellar populations in late-type galaxies; 10. Stellar populations at higher redshifts; 11. New observing facilities; Author index.

Product details

• Authors: International Astronomical Union, Alexandre Peletier Vazdekis
• Assisted by: Reynier Peletier (Editor), Alexandre Vazdekis (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.10.2007
• EAN: 9780521863506
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86350-6
• No. of pages: 620
• Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION; PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Science, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics