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Star Formation Thresholds

Star Formation Thresholds is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that specifies the critical gas density and pressure conditions below which star formation is suppressed and above which it proceeds efficiently in galactic environments.

146

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17.6K

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367

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216

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2017–2026

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THE STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCY IN NEARBY GALAXIES: MEASURING WHERE GAS FORMS STARS EFFECTIVELY

The Astronomical Journal · 2008 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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The star formation law in galactic disks

Jr. Kennicutt Robert C. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1989 · 1.6K citations

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The star formation efficiency in nearby galaxies: measuring where gas forms stars effectively

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics · 2008 · 977 citations

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Abundance Gradients and the Formation of the Milky Way

C. Chiappini, F. Matteuccí, D. Romano · The Astrophysical Journal · 2001 · 695 citations · Full text

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On the relation between the Schmidt and Kennicutt-Schmidt star formation laws and its implications for numerical simulations

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2007 · 646 citations · Full text

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Authors

367

  1. BG
    Bruce G. Elmegreen

    IBM (United States), United States

    9 publications · 802 citations

    9

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  2. NM
    Norman Murray

    Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Canada

    4 publications · 879 citations

    4

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  3. WJ
    W. J. G. de Blok

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    4 publications · 311 citations

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  4. ED
    Evan D. Skillman

    University of Minnesota, United States

    4 publications · 435 citations

    4

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  5. TB
    Tobias Buck

    Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany

    3 publications · 135 citations

    3

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Institutions

216

  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    907 citations

  3. IBM (United States)

    Armonk, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    803 citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Garching bei München, Germany

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    5.4K citations

  5. Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory

    Florence, Italy

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

    Potsdam, Germany

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    987 citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 47 publications · 7.8K citations

    35

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    46 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 10 publications · 2.8K citations

    11

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    10 publications · 494 citations

    11

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  5. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

    Repository · 2 publications · 142 citations

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