Journal or Publication Title:

Բյուրականի աստղադիտարանի հաղորդումներ: Երևանի աստղադիտարանի բյուլետեն = Сообщения Бюраканской обсерватории. Бюллетень ереванской Астрономической обсерватории = Contributions from the Burakan observatory. Bulletin of the Erevan astronomical observatory

Date of publication:

2021

Volume:

68

Number:

2

ISSN:

2579-2276

Coverage:

143-149

Abstract:

The review presents works carried out in BAO in the period 1947-70. It tells about the history and significance of one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century - stellar associations. Among the fundamental works of Ambartsumian and BAO studies of stellar associations occupy a special place. Their discovery radically changed the existing theories of star formation and evolution and ”revived” the slowly dying (as previously assumed) Universe. The discovery of stellar associations proved that star formation occurs in our era. Ambartsumian’s ideas clarified the existing and somewhat confusing theory of stellar evolution and gradually became one of the generally accepted directions of the theory of stellar evolution. For more than 75 years, scientists from the BAO and many observatories around the world have been studying stellar associations, but surprises and discoveries are not exhausted. Metaphorically, one can say that for a long time astronomers will follow the path illuminated by stellar associations.

Format:

pdf

Identifier:

oai:arar.sci.am:296407

Language:

en

General note:

Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (ComBAO) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which publishes research in observational and theoretical astronomy/astrophysics and presents recent advances in these fields. It is being published by the NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) in English in electronic form. The journal publishes original papers, review papers, brief reports, book reviews, special communications, observational and theoretical results in various fields of astronomy and related sciences, and some editorial notes, including anniversaries and obituaries. Under the heading “Legacy”, the renewed magazine will republish some old articles of high value in English. The heading “Guest articles” will bring to the attention of readers the articles of researchers who are not employees of BAO. ComBAO was founded in 1946 and regularly published in 1946-1990. However, the publication was interrupted because of the economic situation after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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