Birth and Evolution of Massive Stars and Stellar Groups: Proceedings of a Symposium held in Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, 24–26 September 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Welcoming Address....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-4
The Structure of Star-Forming Regions-The Ages of Subgroups and the Progression of Star Formation....Pages 5-22
The Nearest Molecular Clouds....Pages 23-30
Gould’s Belt and Supershells....Pages 31-32
Distribution and Motion of Young Nearby Stars as a Function of Age....Pages 33-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-40
Observable Consequences of Star Formation in Molecular Clouds....Pages 41-48
Near-Infrared Spectra of 11 T Tauri Stars....Pages 49-54
The Turn-On Point of the Pleiades Cluster....Pages 55-62
Two AOV Stars on the Zero-Age Main-Sequence in the Association Cha I....Pages 63-66
Stellar Associations and the Regions of Active Star Formation in them....Pages 67-78
Evolution of Massive Stars: Observational Evidence....Pages 79-88
Double Stars in Young Stellar Groups....Pages 89-94
Photometric Age Determination of OB-Associations....Pages 95-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-106
Evolution of Binary Stars and the Problem of the Runaway Stars....Pages 107-124
Supernovae and Pulsars....Pages 125-134
The Identification of Massive Supernova Progenitors....Pages 135-152
A Decade of Photometric Monitoring of η Carinae and an Interpretation of its Variability....Pages 153-160
Stellar Evolution in the Magellanic Clouds....Pages 161-166
IRAS Observations of Wolf-Rayet Stars....Pages 167-174
The Role of Convective Overshooting in the Evolution of Intermediate Mass Stars....Pages 175-182
Front Matter....Pages 105-106
The Evolution of Massive Close Binaries with Mass Loss and Overshooting....Pages 183-184
Formation Mechanisms of Various Groups of Luminous Stars....Pages 185-188
The Kinematics of Pulsars....Pages 189-194
Interaction of Supernovae with the Interstellar Medium....Pages 195-200
The Kinematics and Origin of the Runaway O-Type Stars....Pages 201-206
Progenitor Systems of Two Neutron-Star Binaries....Pages 207-210
The Progenitors of the Local Pulsar Population....Pages 211-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-226
Formation of Massive Stars and the Structure of Galaxies....Pages 227-242
Large-Scale Dissociation of Molecular Gas and Star Formation in M83....Pages 243-252
HI Holes in the Interstellar Medium of Messier 31....Pages 253-258
Star Formation in the Magellanic Clouds....Pages 259-268
Magellanic Interstellar Physics and Star Formation....Pages 269-284
The Starburst Phenomenon....Pages 285-290
Oscillations and Bursts in Star-Formation Rates....Pages 291-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-294
Blaauw’s Scientific Work....Pages 295-304
Blaauw and the Cosmic Distance Scale....Pages 305-308
Professor A. Blaauw and the International Astronomical Union....Pages 309-310
Personal Reminiscences of Adriaan Blaauw....Pages 311-314
Blaauw and the European Southern Observatory....Pages 315-320
Adriaan Blaauw and the Revival of Groningen Astronomy....Pages 321-348
Back Matter....Pages 349-377