%0 Generic %1 thilker2019nature %A Thilker, David %A Lee, Janice %A Capak, Peter %A Cook, David %A Dale, Daniel %A Elmegreen, Bruce %A de Paz, Armando Gil %A Gallagher, John %A Hunter, Deidre %A Leroy, Adam %A Meurer, Gerhardt %A Pisano, D. J. %A Rafelski, Marc %A Tosi, Monica %A Wofford, Aida %D 2019 %K HI SFR %T The Nature of Low-Density Star Formation %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1903.05745 %X How do stars manage to form within low-density, HI-dominated gas? Such environments provide a laboratory for studying star formation with physical conditions distinct from starbursts and the metal-rich disks of spiral galaxies where most effort has been invested. Here we outline fundamental open questions about the nature of star formation at low-density. We describe the wide-field, high-resolution UV-optical-IR-radio observations of stars, star clusters and gas clouds in nearby galaxies needed in the 2020's to provide definitive answers, essential for development of a complete theory of star formation.

@misc{thilker2019nature, abstract = {How do stars manage to form within low-density, HI-dominated gas? Such environments provide a laboratory for studying star formation with physical conditions distinct from starbursts and the metal-rich disks of spiral galaxies where most effort has been invested. Here we outline fundamental open questions about the nature of star formation at low-density. We describe the wide-field, high-resolution UV-optical-IR-radio observations of stars, star clusters and gas clouds in nearby galaxies needed in the 2020's to provide definitive answers, essential for development of a complete theory of star formation.}, added-at = {2019-03-15T15:55:59.000+0100}, author = {Thilker, David and Lee, Janice and Capak, Peter and Cook, David and Dale, Daniel and Elmegreen, Bruce and de Paz, Armando Gil and Gallagher, John and Hunter, Deidre and Leroy, Adam and Meurer, Gerhardt and Pisano, D. J. and Rafelski, Marc and Tosi, Monica and Wofford, Aida}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/220942c3c74dac5e0ae2c4c97612612da/heh15}, description = {The Nature of Low-Density Star Formation}, interhash = {ddb9e5be60493dcf2d1f358273ed4565}, intrahash = {20942c3c74dac5e0ae2c4c97612612da}, keywords = {HI SFR}, note = {cite arxiv:1903.05745Comment: Science white paper submitted to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics}, timestamp = {2019-03-15T15:55:59.000+0100}, title = {The Nature of Low-Density Star Formation}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1903.05745}, year = 2019 }