MPIA Workshop on
MODES OF STAR FORMATION
and the Origin of Field Star Populations
Date:
October 9 to 13, 2000
Venue:
Max Planck Institute
for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Sponsor:
Max Planck Society
Organizer:
Eva K. Grebel
We would like to
thank all participants for their excellent talks and posters and for their
active participation in the discussion sessions.
Abstract:
The workshop focussed at discussing the different modes of star formation
observed in the local Universe with the goal of identifying the dominant
processes and their preconditions. In particular, the origin and evolution
of field populations was contrasted with cluster formation and
evolution.
Topics discussed include:
Which processes govern the differing star formation efficiencies and modes
of star formation? To what extent does galaxy environment play a role?
What are the spatial scales over which star formation typically occurs,
and how do they depend on galaxy mass, type, rotation patterns, gas content,
and location? Over what time scales does star formation occur within a given
region? Are external trigger mechanisms required? Do field populations in
galaxies generally originate in gradually dispersing associations and from
dissolved open clusters? Can star formation occur in "isolation" in the field,
and if so what range of masses can be formed this way, and how common is this
process? How does the initial mass function depend on environment
and formation conditions?
For more details, see the scientific rationale
and the scientific program.
Proceedings:
The proceedings were published in the
Astronomical Society
of the Pacific (ASP) Conference Series as volume 285.
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