Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Release : 2010-02-04
Genre : Science
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Star Clusters (IAU S266) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Star Clusters (IAU S266) write by International Astronomical Union. Symposium. This book was released on 2010-02-04. Star Clusters (IAU S266) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Star clusters are important to many areas of astronomy, and as the basic building blocks of galaxies, they can be used as key diagnostic tools within a wide range of disciplines in astrophysics. Star cluster populations are powerful tracers of the formation, assembly and evolutionary history of their parent galaxies. Although their importance has been recognised for decades, only in recent years has this area seen a major investment in time and effort. IAU Symposium 266 consolidates the expertise of leading researchers from a variety of topical subfields in astrophysics, to provide a comprehensive presentation of cutting-edge developments in theory, observations and simulations of star clusters and star cluster systems across a range of sizes and epochs. This volume gives an account of this forefront research, answering fundamental questions that will improve our understanding of numerous related issues and show how this field will take its next major step forward.