the first starlight.
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| Title: | the first starlight. |
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| Authors: | Lemonick, Michael D.1 |
| Source: | Scientific American. Apr2014, Vol. 310 Issue 4, p38-45. 8p. 2 Color Photographs, 3 Diagrams. |
| Subjects: | Big bang theory, Star formation, Ionization (Atomic physics), Hydrogen, Astrophysics research, Simulation methods & models, Neutralization (Chemistry), Ion recombination |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the formation of the universe's first stars and galaxies. The author suggests that about 400,000 years after the big bang the universe abruptly became dark, as the result of an event called recombination. Topics include research studying how and when reionization, or star formation, of the universe took place, the first giant stars, called Population III stars, which are mostly hydrogen, and computer simulations of star formation by Thomas Greif of Harvard University. |
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| Abstract: | The article discusses the formation of the universe's first stars and galaxies. The author suggests that about 400,000 years after the big bang the universe abruptly became dark, as the result of an event called recombination. Topics include research studying how and when reionization, or star formation, of the universe took place, the first giant stars, called Population III stars, which are mostly hydrogen, and computer simulations of star formation by Thomas Greif of Harvard University. |
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| ISSN: | 00368733 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/scientificamerican0414-38 |
