Global Effects of Interactions on Galaxy Evolution Academic Article

abstract

• AbstractRecent 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.

authors

• Kennicutt, Robert

published proceedings

• International Astronomical Union Colloquium

author list (cited authors)

• Kennicutt, R. C.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Kennicutt, Robert C

publication date

• January 1990

publisher

• Cambridge University Press (CUP)  Publisher

published in

• International Astronomical Union Colloquium  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/s0252921100005224

start page

• 269

end page

• 284

volume

• 124

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100005224