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Kennicutt-Schmidt law: a standalone construct

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a power-law relation between the surface density of star formation and of gas in galaxies.

In astrophysics, Kennicutt-Schmidt law refers to a power-law relation between the surface density of star formation and of gas in galaxies. This meaning comes from Kennicutt (1998) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Kennicutt, Jr., R. C. (1998). The Global Schmidt Law in Star‐forming Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 498(2), 541-552. https://doi.org/10.1086/305588

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