Chemical Evolution of Galaxies
The term “chemical evolution of galaxies” refers to the evolution of abundances of chemical species in galaxies, which is due to nuclear processes occurring in stars and to gas flows into and out of galaxies. This book deals with the chemical evolution of galaxies of all morphological types (ellipti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Series: | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Basic Ingredients for Modelling Chemical Evolution
- Simple Models of Chemical Evolution
- Numerical Models of Chemical Evolution
- Chemical Evolution of the Milky Way and other Spirals
- Chemical Evolution of Early Type Galaxies
- Chemical Evolution of Irregular Galaxies
- Cosmic Chemical Evolution
- Acronyms.
