Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory thesis Page 1
STAR FORMATION TRIGGERING MECHANISMS REVEALED BY
FAR-ULTRAVIOLET, H , AND HI IMAGES OF DWARF GALAXIES
by
SUSAN GESSNER STEWART
A DISSERTATION
Submitted in partial ful llment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy in the
Department of Physics and Astronomy
in the Graduate School of
The University of Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
1998
