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Low-metallicity star formation : from the first stars to dwarf galaxies : proceedings of the 255th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Rapallo (Genova), Italy, June 16-20, 2008 / Proceedings of the 255th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union edited by Leslie K. Hunt, Suzanne C. Madden, and Raffaella Schneider. - Cambridge, U.K. ; Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xxi, 414 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. - IAU symposium proceedings series, 1743-9213 . - IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Population III and metal-free star formation -- Metal enrichment, chemical evolution, and feedback -- Explosive events in low-metallicity environments -- Dust and gas as seeds for metal-poor star formation -- Metal-poor IMFs, stellar evolution, and star-formation histories -- Low-metallicity star formation in the local universe.

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Stars--Formation--Congresses.
Galaxies--Formation--Congresses.
Dwarf galaxies--Congresses.
Stars--Evolution--Congresses.
Stars--Constitution--Congresses.
Stars--Population--Congresses.

Star formation