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Star formation and the ages of stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2014

F. Martins
F. Martins*
Affiliation:
LUPM, Université Montpellier 2, CNRS, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
*
e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this contribution we illustrate how the knowledge of the ages of stars is important to constrain star formation processes. We focus on two specific cases: star formation around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Galaxy and triggered star formation on the borders of Hii regions.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 65: The Ages of Stars , 2014 , pp. 337 - 348
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2014

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