The fractal dimensions of the spatial distribution of young open clusters in the solar neighbourhood

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 452, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 163-168

  De La Fuente Marcos, R ^a   De La Fuente Marcos, C ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methods: statistical; Open clusters and associations: general; Solar neighbourhood; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CHAOS THEORY; FRACTALS; GALAXIES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

METHODS: STATISTICAL; OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL; STARS: FORMATION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33744963982     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054552     Document Type: Article

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