Galaxies 09: Assembly, Gas Content and Star Formation History of Galaxies
Michael Fall
STScI
Formation and Disruption of Star Clusters
This talk presents some new results regarding the formation of star
clusters in dense molecular clouds and their subsequent disruption by a
variety of processes. These processes are essential steps in the
formation of stellar populations. Most if not all stars form in clusters
and most if not all clusters are eventually destroyed, releasing their
members stars into the surrounding stellar field. Some of these
processes operate in much the same way in the star clusters of all galaxies.
We discuss observational evidence for such regularities and likely
theoretical explanations.
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