Massive Stars: From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way (Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series (No. 20))

"This collection of papers from the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on massive stars addresses the many aspects of astrophysics in which these stars play an important role. Review papers are presented from both observational and theoretical work by world experts in the study of these rare stars. Topics discussed include star formation in the local and distant universe, the feedback effects of the massive stars, mass loss from massive stars, and explosions of massive stars. The combination of papers produces a comprehensive overview of up-to-date research in the field, making this book an invaluable resource for professional researchers and for students of astrophysics."--BOOK JACKET Participants -- Preface -- High-mass Star Formation By Gravitational Collapse Of Massive Cores / M. R. Krumholz -- Observations Of Massive-star Formation / N. A. Patel -- Massive-star Formation In The Galactic Center / D. F. Figer -- An X-ray Tour Of Massive-star-forming Regions With Chandra / L. K. Townsley -- Massive Stars : Feedback Effects In The Local Universe / M. S. Oey & C. J. Clarke -- The Initial Mass Function In Clusters / B. G. Elmegreen -- Massive Stars And Star Clusters In The Antennae Galaxies / B. C. Whitmore -- On The Binarity Of Eta Carinae / T. R. Gull -- Parameters And Winds Of Hot Massive Stars / R. P. Kudritzki & M. A. Urbaneja -- Unraveling The Galaxy To Find The First Stars / J. Tumlinson -- Optically Observable Zero-age Main-sequence O Stars / N. R. Walborn -- Metallicity-dependent Wolf-rayet Winds / P. A. Crowther -- Eruptive Mass Loss In Very Massive Stars And Population Iii Stars / N. Smith -- From Progenitor To Afterlife / R. A. Chevalier -- Pair-production Supernovae : Theory And Observation / E. Scannapieco -- Cosmic Infrared Background And Population Iii : An Overview / A. Kashlinsky. Edited By Mario Livio, Eva Villaver. Includes Bibliographical References. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Participants......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 High-mass star formation by gravitational collapse of massive cores......Page 12 Observations of massive-star formation......Page 36 Massive-star formation in the Galactic center......Page 51 An x-ray tour of massive-star-forming regions with Chandra......Page 71 Massive stars: Feedback effects in the local universe......Page 85 The initial mass function in clusters......Page 104 Massive stars and star clusters in the Antennae galaxies......Page 115 On the binarity of Eta Carinae......Page 127 Parameters and winds of hot massive stars......Page 137 Unraveling the Galaxy to find the first stars......Page 163 Optically observable zero-age main-sequence O stars......Page 178 Metallicity-dependent Wolf-Rayet winds......Page 189 Eruptive mass loss in very massive stars and Population III stars......Page 198 From progenitor to afterlife......Page 210 Pair-production supernovae: Theory and observation......Page 220 Cosmic infrared background and Population III: An overview......Page 239