Principles of Star Formation (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) - new book

EAN (ISBN-13): 9783642150630
Publishing year: 2011
Publisher: Springer Berlin

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Book author: bodenheimer, peter bode, bodenheim, schuler, max springer

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Author: Peter Bodenheimer
Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library; Principles of Star Formation
Publisher: Springer; Springer Berlin
348 Pages
Publishing year: 2011-07-10
Berlin; Heidelberg; DE
Language: English
96,29 € (DE)
99,00 € (AT)
118,00 CHF (CH)
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EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie; Astrophysik; Verstehen; Formation of First Stars; Massive Star Formation; Molecular Clouds; Pre-main-sequence evolution; Protostar Collapse; Protostellar Disks; Star Cluster Formation; Star Formation Accretion; Star Formation in the Early Universe; Star Formation, Gravitational Collapse; Star Formation, Infrared Observations; Star Formation, Radio Observations; Star Formation, graduate textbook; Star forming regions; Stellar Initial Mass Function; Stellar Winds and Outflows; Young Stars; C; Astrophysics; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Space Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Ausrüstungen und Methoden; Angewandte Physik; Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten; BC

Understanding star formation is one of the key fields in present-day astrophysics. This book treats a wide variety of the physical processes involved, as well as the main observational discoveries, with key points being discussed in detail. The current star formation in our galaxy is emphasized, because the most detailed observations are available for this case. The book presents a comparison of the various scenarios for star formation, discusses the basic physics underlying each one, and follows in detail the history of a star from its initial state in the interstellar gas to its becoming a condensed object in equilibrium. Both theoretical and observational evidence to support the validity of the general evolutionary path are presented, and methods for comparing the two are emphasized. The author is a recognized expert in calculations of the evolution of protostars, the structure and evolution of disks, and stellar evolution in general. This book will be of value to graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics as well as to active researchers in the field.

Overview.- Molecular Clouds and the Onset of Star Formation.- Protostar Collapse.- Rotating Protostars and Accretion Disks.- Massive Star Formation.- Formation of Binary Systems.- The Formation of the First Stars.- Pre-main-sequence Evolution.- Summary: Issues in Galactic Star Formation.- References.- Index.

From the reviews:

“This is an absolutely superb book, from the beginning of the preface, where the author provides a basic definition of star formation, to the last section where he reminds us that ‘efficiency’ of star formation can mean at least three different things, with three different numerical value … . The book concentrates on the interpretation of observations in star-forming regions relatively nearby, in our own Galaxy, at the present time, where the most detailed and accurate results can be obtained.” (Virginia Trimble, The Observatory, Vol. 132 (1226), February, 2012)

Understanding star formation is one of the key fields in present-day astrophysics. This book treats a wide variety of the physical processes involved, as well as the main observational discoveries, with key points being discussed in detail. The current star formation in our galaxy is emphasized, because the most detailed observations are available for this case. The book presents a comparison of the various scenarios for star formation, discusses the basic physics underlying each one, and follows in detail the history of a star from its initial state in the interstellar gas to its becoming a condensed object in equilibrium. Both theoretical and observational evidence to support the validity of the general evolutionary path are presented, and methods for comparing the two are emphasized. The author is a recognized expert in calculations of the evolution of protostars, the structure and evolution of disks, and stellar evolution in general. This book will be of value to graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics as well as to active researchers in the field.

Most up-to-date graduate text on a key field in astrophysics Covers a wide variety of physical processes necessary to understand star formation With detailed discussion of key points in star formation Compares theoretical models of star formation with observational evidence Author is an internationally recognized expert in calculating the evolution of protostars and stellar evolution Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras