The star-formation history of the Milky Way Galaxy

被引:14
作者
Wyse, Rosemary F. G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
来源
AGES OF STARS | 2009年 / 258期
关键词
Galaxy: disk; (Galaxy:) evolution; (Galaxy:) stellar content; COLD DARK-MATTER; PROPER-MOTION STARS; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; ABUNDANCE DISTRIBUTION; METALLICITY RELATION; SOLAR NEIGHBORHOOD; GALACTIC STRUCTURE; MERGER HISTORIES; MERGING HISTORY; THICK DISKS;
D O I
10.1017/S1743921309031664
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The star-formation histories of the main stellar components of the Milky Way constrain critical aspects of galaxy formation and evolution. I discuss recent determinations of such histories, together with their interpretation in terms of theories of disk galaxy evolution.
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页码:11 / 22
页数:12
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