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On the origin and nature of brown dwarfs and massive planets
(2011-03-02)In this thesis the apparent peculiarities of brown dwarfs (BDs) are pointed out which force us to treat them as a population apart from, but yet still related to the stellar population. In particular, the properties that ... -
Statistical Analyses of Massive Stars and Stellar Populations
(2015-03-04)Massive stars, i.e. stars more massive than about ten times that of the Sun, are key agents in the Universe. They synthesise many of the chemical elements that are so important for life on Earth, helped reionising the early ...
