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The chemical evolution of the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Bruce A. Twarog
Bruce A. Twarog*
Affiliation:
University of Kansas

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Over the last few years, our picture of the chemical evolution of the Galaxy has changed substantially. These changes are of interest because chemical evolution provides a common point of contact for most astrophysical processes of importance to galaxy evolution. By astrophysical processes we mean star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis, gas dynamics, etc. An understanding of galactic chemical evolution would allow us to place constraints on all of these topics simultaneously. This property, however, is a double-edge sword because, with so many variables involved, unique solutions to problems in chemical evolution are almost impossible.

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PART III: Dynamics and Evolution
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 106: The Milky Way Galaxy , 1985 , pp. 587 - 596
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Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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