Massive stars : from Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way : proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland, May 8-11, 2006 / edited by Mario Livio, Eva Villaver
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Participants; Preface; High-mass star formation by gravitational collapse of massive cores; Observations of massive-star formation; Massive-star formation in the Galactic center; An x-ray tour of massive-star-forming regions with Chandra; Massive stars: Feedback effects in the local universe; The initial mass function in clusters; Massive stars and star clusters in the Antennae galaxies; On the binarity of Eta Carinae; Parameters and winds of hot massive stars; Unraveling the Galaxy to find the first stars
Optically observable zero-age main-sequence O starsMetallicity-dependent Wolf-Rayet winds; Eruptive mass loss in very massive stars and Population III stars; From progenitor to afterlife; Pair-production supernovae: Theory and observation; Cosmic infrared background and Population III: An overview
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
