Accretion Processes in Star Formation
2nd Edition
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- Author: Lee Hartmann, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Date Published: November 2008
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- isbn: 9780521531993
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Our understanding of the formation of stars and planetary systems has changed greatly since the first edition of this book was published. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and now includes material on molecular clouds, binaries, star clusters and the stellar initial mass function (IMF), disk evolution and planet formation. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the formation of stars and planetary systems, from their beginnings in cold clouds of molecular gas to their emergence as new suns with planet-forming disks. At each stage gravity induces an inward accretion of mass, and this is a central theme for the book. The author brings together current observations, rigorous treatments of the relevant astrophysics, and 150 illustrations, to clarify the sequence of events in star and planet formation. It is a comprehensive account of the underlying physical processes of accretion for graduate students and researchers.
Read more- Includes new material on molecular clouds, binaries, star clusters and the stellar initial mass function (IMF), disk evolution and planet formation
- Brings together current observations, astrophysics and 150 illustrations to clarify the sequence of events in star and planet formation
- Presents a complete picture of the formation of stars and planetary systems, from their beginnings in cold clouds of molecular gas to their emergence as new suns with planet-forming disks
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: November 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521531993
- length: 346 pages
- dimensions: 247 x 176 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.7kg
- contains: 60 b/w illus.
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
1. Overview
2. Beginnings: molecular clouds
3. Initial conditions for protostellar collapse
4. Protostellar cloud collapse
5. Protostellar collapse: observations vs theory
6. Binaries, clusters, and the IMF
7. Disk accretion
8. The disks of pre-main sequence stars
9. The FU Orionis objects
10. Disk winds, jets, and magnetospheric accretion
11. Disk accretion and early stellar evolution
12. Disk evolution and planet formation
Appendixes
References
Index.
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