Massive stars as cosmic engines
Subtitle: proceedings of the 250th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Kauai, Hawaii, USA, December 10-14, 2007
By: edited by Fabio Bresolin, Paul A. Crowther, and Joachim Puls.
Contributors: Bresolin, Fabio.; Crowther, Paul A.; Puls, Joachim, Priv.-Doz. Dr.
Series: IAU symposium proceedings series; IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, U. K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 590
ISBN-13: 9780521874724
Subjects: Supergiant stars -- Congresses; Astrophysics -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Other titles: Cosmic engines; Proceedings of the 250th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and author index.
Table of contents: title: Atmospheres of massive stars; title: Physics and evolution of massive stars; title: Massive star populations in the nearby universe; title: Hydrodynamics and feedback from massive stars in galaxy evolution; title: Massive stars as probes of the early universe; title: Conclusion; title: Posters; title: Reports on special sessions.