From local star formation to global star formation

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 147-157

  Zinnecker, Hans ^a  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of Galaxies; Star Formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141458939     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019532503571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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