The Metal-Rich Universe

Book Overview

Metal-rich stars accumulate their metals from previous generations of stars, and so contain the history of their galaxy. By studying these stars we can gain valuable insights into how metals change the formation and evolution of stars, and explain the extraordinary massive star populations observed in the metal-rich region of our own galaxy. Observations of metal-rich regions have shown that stars hosting giant planets are generally metal-rich, which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107411246
• ISBN13: 9781107411241
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"