06003nam 2200781Ia 450 991082844090332120200520144314.01-107-19481-41-281-94481-597866119448100-511-45618-20-511-45749-90-511-45445-70-511-45347-70-511-53619-40-511-45548-8(CKB)1000000000552403(EBL)377890(OCoLC)437240824(SSID)ssj0000158846(PQKBManifestationID)11151353(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158846(PQKBWorkID)10150314(PQKB)11508229(UkCbUP)CR9780511536199(Au-PeEL)EBL377890(CaPaEBR)ebr10264990(CaONFJC)MIL194481(MiAaPQ)EBC377890(PPN)248674072(EXLCZ)99100000000055240320080716d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies /Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer1st ed.Cambridge, UK ;New York Cambridge University Press20081 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge astrophysics series ;45Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-40773-7 0-521-79134-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-305) and indexes.1.1Motivation1 --1.2Observed properties1 --1.3Stellar atmospheres5 --1.4Stellar winds5 --1.5Evolution of single stars7 --1.6Binaries9 --1.7Birth of massive stars and star clusters10 --1.8The interstellar environment11 --1.9From GHII regions to starburst galaxies12 --1.10Starburst phenomena14 --1.11Cosmological implications15 --2Observed properties17 --2.1Apparent and absolute magnitudes17 --2.2Distances19 --2.3Massive stars in Local Group galaxies21 --2.4Spectral classification35 --2.5Observations of rotation and magnetic fields45 --3Stellar atmospheres49 --3.1LTE atmospheres49 --3.2Non-LTE atmospheres50 --3.3Surface gravities and masses61 --3.4Surface composition62 --4Stellar winds67 --4.1Radiation pressure67 --4.2Wind velocities74 --4.3Mass-loss rates79 --4.4Structure and clumping90 --4.5Influence of stellar rotation95 --5Evolution of single stars99 --5.1Nucleosynthesis99 --5.2Evolution to a red supergiant102 --5.3Evolution to the Wolf-Rayet stage107 --5.4Rotation and mass-loss111 --5.5Magnetic massive stars115 --5.6Core-collapse supernovae116 --6Binaries129 --6.1Massive binary frequency129 --6.2Binary masses130 --6.3Close binary evolution133 --6.4Interacting stellar winds146 --6.5Dust formation in WC stars149 --7Birth of massive stars and star clusters154 --7.1Natal precursors of OB stars155 --7.2The initial mass function163 --7.3Formation of high-mass stars167 --7.4Massive stellar clusters170 --8The interstellar environment180 --8.1Interstellar dust180 --8.2Ionized hydrogen regions184 --8.3Wind blown bubbles187 --8.4Ejecta nebulae around LBVs and W-R stars192 --9From giant HII regions to HII galaxies197 --9.1Giant HII regions: definition and structural parameters197 --9.230 Doradus -- the Rosetta Stone200 --9.3Stellar population diagnostics208 --9.4HII galaxies: stellar content and relation to starbursts219 --10Starburst phenomena229 --10.1Definition of a starburst229 --10.2The starburst IMF231 --10.3The evolution of starbursts241 --10.4Starburst-driven superwinds250 --10.5The starburst-AGN connection255 --11Cosmological implications266 --11.1Population III stars266 --11.2Lyman-break galaxies272 --11.3Massive stars and cosmic abundances280 --11.4Gamma ray bursts287.Luminous hot stars represent the extreme upper mass end of normal stellar evolution. Before exploding as supernovae, they live out their lives of a few million years with prodigious outputs of radiation and stellar winds, dramatically affecting both their evolution and environments. A detailed introduction to the topic, this book connects the astrophysics of massive stars with the extremes of galaxy evolution represented by starburst phenomena. A thorough discussion of the physical and wind parameters of massive stars is presented. HII galaxies, their connection to starburst galaxies, and the contribution of starburst phenomena to galaxy evolution through superwinds, are explored. The book concludes with the wider cosmological implications, including Population III stars, Lyman break galaxies and gamma-ray bursts, for each of which massive stars are believed to play a crucial role. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics interested in luminous hot stars and galaxy evolution.Cambridge astrophysics series ;45.StarburstsGamma ray burstsStarsEvolutionStellar windsStarbursts.Gamma ray bursts.StarsEvolution.Stellar winds.523.1/125Conti P. S(Peter S.)1103365Crowther Paul A1754752Leitherer Claus1754753MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828440903321From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies4191254UNINA