by Chris Faesi | Nov 5, 2013 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries
In today’s “astrophysical classic”, we delve into the seminal paper behind the Kennicutt-Schmidt relation, the empirical correlation between the star formation rate and gas density.
by Guest | Aug 4, 2013 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries
Our special guest astrophysical classics series on Gunn & Peterson 1965 concludes with an examination — and apprehension — of the suspects responsible for reionization.
by Guest | Jul 21, 2013 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries
Gas in the Universe went from being mostly neutral to mostly ionized as the first galaxies formed, and the signature of this process is imprinted in quasar spectra. The review of the classic paper by Gunn & Peterson continues in this second in the three-part series.
by Guest | Jul 14, 2013 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries
This guest post, the first in a three-part series, reviews the classic article by Gunn & Peterson (1965). This paper proposed several fundamental ideas in cosmology, including using distant quasars as “flashlights” to observe the diffuse gas between galaxies.
by Adele Plunkett | Nov 18, 2012 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries
This paper presents three famous relations very important for understanding the inner workings of molecular clouds and star formation processes.
by Elisabeth Newton | Aug 30, 2012 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries
It’s March 2, 1979. Two years ago, the Voyager spacecraft were launched on trajectories that will allow them to carry out their primary missions: the study of the outer Solar System, in particular Jupiter and Saturn. It’s just three days before Voyager 1’s closest approach to Jupiter. The paper that was published on March 2nd, 1979 in Science is a prediction for what the Voyager spacecraft might see on Io based on the orbital motions of these three satellites.