Examining partial ergodicity as a predictor of star formation departures from the galactic main sequence in isolated galaxies

ABSTRACT Lacking the ability to follow individual galaxies on cosmological time-scales, our understanding of individual galaxy evolution is broadly inferred from population trends and behaviours. In its most prohibitive form, this approach assumes that galactic star formation properties exhibit ergo...

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Star & galaxy formation
Star formation
Stars & galaxies
Stellar winds
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