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Global Effects of Interactions on Galaxy Evolution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
Recent observations of the evolutionary properties of paired and interacting galaxies are reviewed, with special emphasis on their global emission properties and star formation rates. Data at several wavelengths provide strong confirmation of the hypothesis, proposed originally by Larson and Tinsley, that interactions trigger global bursts of star formation in galaxies. The nature and properties of the starbursts, and their overall role in galactic evolution will also be discussed.
- Type
- IV. Observations of Global Activity due to Interaction
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 124: Paired and Interacting Galaxies , 1990 , pp. 269 - 284
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- Copyright © NASA 1990