Dynamics of Young Star Clusters and Associations Saas-Fee Advanced Course 42. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy /

• Main Authors: Clarke, Cathie (Author), Mathieu, Robert D. (Author), Reid, Iain Neill (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Meyer, Michael R. (Editor), Eyer, Laurent (Editor), Bell, Cameron P.M (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course, 42
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Where do most stars (and the planetary systems that surround them) in the Milky Way form? What determines whether a young star cluster remains bound (such as an open or globular cluster), or disperses to join the field stars in the disc of the Galaxy? These questions not only impact understanding of...