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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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2002]
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| Series: | Saas-Fee advanced course ... lecture notes ;
1999. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 The articles contain material so far unpublished in the astronomical literature.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. |
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| 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.) |