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The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later
. Ed(S): Corbelli, Edvige; Palla, Francesco; Zinnecker, Hans
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Paperback. Editor(s): Corbelli, Edvige; Palla, Francesco; Zinnecker, Hans. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 571 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHP; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 866.
Theideatocelebrate50yearsoftheSalpeterIMFoccurredduringtherecent IAU General Assembly in Sydney, Australia. Indeed, it was from Australia that in July 1954 Ed Salpeter submitted his famous paper "The Luminosity Function and Stellar Evolution" with the rst derivation of the empirical stellar IMF. This contribution was to become one of the most famous astrophysics papers of the last 50 years. 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. The paper was written at the ... Read more
Theideatocelebrate50yearsoftheSalpeterIMFoccurredduringtherecent IAU General Assembly in Sydney, Australia. Indeed, it was from Australia that in July 1954 Ed Salpeter submitted his famous paper "The Luminosity Function and Stellar Evolution" with the rst derivation of the empirical stellar IMF. This contribution was to become one of the most famous astrophysics papers of the last 50 years. 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. The paper was written at the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
571
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
551
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400789067
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V9789400789067
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