Physics of Star Formation in Galaxies

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 29. Lecture Notes 1999. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-3-642-07714-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 232 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

Reihe: Saas-Fee Advanced Course

The book begins with a historical introduction, "Star Formation: The Early History", that presents new material of interest for students and historians of science. This is followed by two long articles on "Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution of Stars and Young Clusters" and "Observations of Young Stellar Objects". These articles on the fascinating problem of star formation from interstellar matter give a thorough overview of present-day theories and observations. The articles contain material so far unpublished in the astronomical literature. The book addresses graduate students and can be used as a textbook for advanced courses in stellar astrophysics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palla, F.

Zinnecker, H.

Maeder, A.

Meynet, G.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Herbig, G.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Historical Introduction. Star Formation: the Early History (G. Herbig).- Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution of Stars and Young Clusters (F. Palla): I. Initial Conditions of Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution.- II. Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution.- III. Physical Processes in PMS Stars.- IV. PMS Evolution of Clusters and Associations.- Observations of Young Stellar Objects (YSO) (H. Zinnecker): I. Introduction.- II. Disks, Jets and Protostars.- III. Young Binaries.- IV. Low-Mass Stellar Content of Young Star Clusters and Associations.- Index.