Multifractal evolution in interacting galaxies: From supergiant molecular clouds to stellar superclusters in the Antennae

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 372, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 279-285

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

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: The antennae; Galaxies: star clusters; Galaxies: starburst; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GRAVITATION; STARS;

GALAXIES: INDIVIDUALS; GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS; GALAXIES: STARBURSTS; GALAXY: INDIVIDUAL: THE ANTENNA; LATE STAGE; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; MULTI FRACTALS; STARS FORMATION; STELLARS; SUPERCLUSTERS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 33749162551     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10861.x     Document Type: Article

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