Physics of star formation in galaxies /

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 "Observa...

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Main Author: Palla, F. (Francesco)
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), Saas-Fee Advanced Course
Other Authors: Zinnecker, Hans, Maeder, André, 1942-, Meynet, G.
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002]
Series:Saas-Fee advanced course ... lecture notes ; 1999.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 The articles contain material so far unpublished in the astronomical literature.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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3540316337 (electronic bk.)
9783540316336 (electronic bk.)