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Quantifying the Drivers of Star Formation on Galactic Scales. I. The Small Magellanic Cloud

Quantifying the Drivers of Star Formation on Galactic Scales. I. The Small Magellanic Cloud

We use the star formation history of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) to place quantitative limits on the effect of tidal interactions and gas infall on the star formation and chemical enrichment history of the SMC. The coincident timing of two recent (<4 Gyr ago) increases in the star formation …