Do density waves trigger star formation?

• 1 December 1986
• journal article
• Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
• Vol. 311, 554-562
• https://doi.org/10.1086/164795

Abstract

Keywords

• DENSITY WAVE MODEL
• GALACTIC STRUCTURE
• SPIRAL GALAXIES
• STAR FORMATION
• GALACTIC EVOLUTION
• METALLICITY
• STAR FORMATION RATE
• STELLAR COLOR
• STELLAR EVOLUTION
• STELLAR LUMINOSITY