Papers on galaxy, black hole, and globular cluster formation:

The Role of Column Density in the Formation of Stars and Black Holes.  R. B. Larson, 2010, Nature Physics, 6, 96.  (PDF)

Stability of Galactic Gas Disks and the Formation of Massive Clusters.  A. Escala & R. B. Larson, 2008, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 685, L31.  (PDF)

The Fate of Massive Black Holes in Gas-Rich Galaxy Mergers.  A. Escala, R. B. Larson, P. S. Coppi, & D. Mardones, 2006, in “XI IAU Regional Latin American Meeting of Astronomy", Pucon, Chile, December 2005, eds. L. Infante, M. Rubio, & S. Torres-Peimbert (Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica, Serie de Conferencias, Vol. 26),  p. 141.  (PDF)

The Role of Gas in the Merging of Massive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei. II. Black Hole Merging in a Nuclear Gas Disk.  A. Escala, R. B. Larson, P. S. Coppi, & D. Mardones, 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 630, 152.  (PDF)

The Role of Gas in the Merging of Massive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei. I. Black Hole Merging in a Spherical Gas Cloud.  A. Escala, R. B. Larson, P. S. Coppi, & D. Mardones, 2004, Astrophysical Journal, 607, 765.  (PDF)   (Press Release)

Formation of Small and Large Stellar Systems.   R. B. Larson, 1997, in “Structure and Evolution of Stellar Systems”, conference in Petrozavodsk, Russia, August 1995, eds. T. A. Agekian, A. A. Mullari, & V. V. Orlov (St. Petersburg University Press, St. Petersburg),  p. 48.  PDF)

Globular Clusters as Fossils of Galaxy Formation.   R. B. Larson, 1996, in “Formation of the Galactic Halo ... Inside and Out”, meeting held in Tucson, Arizona, October 1995,  eds. H. Morrison & A. Sarajedini (ASP Conference Series, Vol. 92),  p. 241.  (PDF)

Summary: Inflows and Outbursts in Galaxies.   R. B. Larson, 1994, in “Mass-Transfer Induced Activity in Galaxies”, meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, April 1993, ed. I. Shlosman (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge),  p. 489.  (PDF)

The Dispersal of Iron Through the Interstellar Medium.  N. P. T. Bateman & R. B. Larson, 1993, Astrophysical Journal, 407, 634.  (PDF)

Present-Day Cluster Formation.  R. B. Larson, 1993, in “The Globular Cluster-Galaxy Connection”, 11th Santa Cruz Summer Workshop, Santa Cruz, California, July 1992, eds. G. H. Smith & J. P. Brodie (ASP Conference Series, Vol. 48),   p. 675.  (PDF)

The Origin of the Hubble Sequence.  R. B. Larson, 1992, in “Physics of Nearby Galaxies: Nature or Nurture?”, 12th Moriond Astrophysics Meeting, Les Arcs, France, March 1992, eds. T. X. Thuan, C. Balkowski, & J. T. T. Van (Editions Frontières, Gif-sur-Yvette),  p. 487.  (PDF)

Galaxy Formation and Evolution.  R. B. Larson, 1992, in “Star Formation in Stellar Systems”, lectures presented at a winter school in Tenerife, Spain, December 1991, eds. G. Tenorio-Tagle, M. Prieto, & F. Sanchez  (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge),  p. 125.  (PDF)

Galactic Evolution.  R. B. Larson, 1991, in “Frontiers of Stellar Evolution”, meeting in Alpine, Texas, July 1989, ed. D.L. Lambert (ASP Conference Series, Vol. 20),   p. 571.  PDF)

Galaxy Building.  R. B. Larson, 1990, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 102, 709.  (PDF)

Large-Scale Aspects of Star Formation and Galactic Evolution.  R. B. Larson, 1988, in “Galactic and Extragalactic Star Formation”, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Whistler, British Columbia, June-July 1988, eds. R. E. Pudritz & M. Fich (Kluwer, Dordrecht),   p. 459.  (PDF)

Galaxy Formation and Cluster Formation.   R. B. Larson, 1988, in “The Harlow-Shapley Symposium on Globular Cluster Systems in Galaxies,” IAU Symposium 126, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 1986, eds. J. E. Gridlay & A. G. Davis Philip (Kluwer, Dordrecht),  p. 311.  (PDF)

Galaxy Formation and Young Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1976, Comments on Astrophysics, 6, 139.  (PDF)

Models for the Formation of Disc Galaxies.   R. B. Larson, 1976, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc., 176, 31.  (PDF)

The Formation of Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1976, lectures presented at the Sixth Saas-Fee Advanced Course, “Galaxies”, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, March 1976, eds. L. Martinet & M. Mayor (Geneva Observatory), p. 69.   (PDF)

Gas Loss in Groups of Galaxies.  R. B. Larson & H. L. Dinerstein, 1975, Publications Astron. Soc. Pacific, 87, 911.  (PDF)

Models for the Formation of Elliptical Galaxies.   R. B. Larson, 1975, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc., 173, 671.  (PDF)

The Collapse and Formation of Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1975, in IAU Symposium 69, “Dynamics of Stellar Systems”, Besancon, France, September 1974, ed. A. Hayli (Reidel, Dordrecht), p. 247.  (PDF)

Effects of Supernovae on the Early Evolution of Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1974, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc., 169, 229.  (PDF)

Photometric Properties of Model Spherical Galaxies.   R. B. Larson, & B. M. Tinsley, 1974, Astrophysical Journal, 192, 293.  (PDF)

Dynamical Models for the Formation and Evolution of Spherical Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1974, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc., 166, 585.  (PDF)

Models for the Formation and Evolution of Spherical Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1974, in IAU Symposium 58, “The Formation and Dynamics of Galaxies”, Canberra, Australia, August 1973, ed. J. R. Shakeshaft (Reidel, Dordrecht), p. 191.  (PDF)

Effect of Infalling Matter on the Heavy Element Content of a Galaxy.  R. B. Larson, 1972, Nature Physical Science, 236, 7.  (PDF)

Infall of Matter in Galaxies.  R. B. Larson, 1972, Nature, 236, 21.  (PDF)

A Model for the Formation of a Spherical Galaxy.   R. B. Larson, 1969, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc., 145, 405.  (PDF)