Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics. Volume 25

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5605675

Burbidge, G; Layzer, D; Phillips, J G

Selected topics in astronomy and astrophysics are discussed in reviews of recent theoretical and observational investigations. Areas addressed include star formation in molecular clouds, elements and patterns in the solar magnetic field, WR stars, IRAS observations of the extragalactic sky, Cepheids as distance indicators, and the local ISM. Consideration is given to physical conditions, dynamics, and mass distribution at the Galactic center; the existence and nature of dark matter in the universe; very-low-mass stars; the dynamical evolution of globular clusters; the Galactic spheroid and old disk; and magnetic-activity induced variations in solar irradiance.

• OSTI ID: 5605675
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ABSTRACTS
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
COMETS
COSMIC GASES
DISTRIBUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
FLUIDS
GALAXIES
GALAXY NUCLEI
GASES
INTERSTELLAR SPACE
LEADING ABSTRACT
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAIN SEQUENCE STARS
MASS DISTRIBUTION
MILKY WAY
MOLECULES
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
REVIEWS
SPACE
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
STAR CLUSTERS
STAR EVOLUTION
STARS
SUN
UNIVERSE
VARIATIONS
WOLF-RAYET STARS