Massive Stars: From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way

by Edited by Mario Livio , Eva Villaver

• ISBN13: 9780521762632
• ISBN10: 0521762634
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-08
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This collection of papers from the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on massive stars addresses the many aspects of astrophysics in which these stars play an important role. Review papers are presented from both observational and theoretical work by world experts in the study of these rare stars. Topics discussed include star formation in the local and distant universe, the feedback effects of the massive stars, mass loss from massive stars, and explosions of massive stars. The combination of papers produces a comprehensive overview of up-to-date research in the field, making this book an invaluable resource for professional researchers and for students of astrophysics.

Table of Contents

Participants	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
High-mass star formation by gravitational collapse of massive cores	p. 1
Observations of massive-star formation	p. 25
Massive-star formation in the Galactic center	p. 40
An x-ray tour of massive-star-forming regions with Chandra	p. 60
Massive stars: Feedback effects in the local universe	p. 74
The initial mass function in clusters	p. 93
Massive stars and star clusters in the Antennae galaxies	p. 104
On the binarity of Eta Carinae	p. 116
Parameters and winds of hot massive stars	p. 126
Unraveling the Galaxy to find the first stars	p. 152
Optically observable zero-age main-sequence O stars	p. 167
Metallicity-dependent Wolf-Rayet winds	p. 178
Eruptive mass loss in very massive stars and Population III stars	p. 187
From progenitor to afterlife	p. 199
Pair-production supernovae: Theory and observation	p. 209
Cosmic infrared background and Population III: An overview	p. 228
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