The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later: 327 (Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 327) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402034067 ISBN 13: 9781402034060

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2005

Synopsis

Here, Ed Salpeter introduced the terms "original mass function" and "original luminosity function", and estimated the pro- bility for the creation of stars of given mass at a particular time, now known as the "Salpeter Initial Mass Function", or IMF.

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From the Back Cover

The Book contains the proceedings of a Conference intended to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the introduction of the IMF concept by Ed Salpeter along with Ed Salpeter's 80^th birthday.
It summarizes a vast amounts of information, and updates the Herstmonceux book on the IMF, (eds. Howell and Gilmore, 1998 - ASP publ).
The book collects many long reviews on IMF determinations in the Galaxy, in galaxies, and in the Early Universe as well as deep implications of the IMF on star formation theories and on the physical conditions of the gas before and after star formation. It provides basic information needed for the coverage of these important quantities in graduate courses of Stellar Evolution, Star Formation, Interstellar Medium, Galactic Dynamics, Formation and Evolution of Galaxies.
The book covers all aspects of the current researches in this field, as testified by the large number of contributing scientists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402034067
• ISBN 13: 9781402034060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 571
• Editor: Corbelli Edvige, Palla Francesco, Zinnecker Hans