Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics, Series Number 47) - Softcover

Hartmann, Lee

 
9780521531993: Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics, Series Number 47)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521531993 ISBN 13: 9780521531993
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Lee Hartmann is currently Professor of Astronomy at the University of Michigan and a vice-president of the American Astronomical Society. He is an expert on star formation and protoplanetary disk evolution.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521531993
ISBN 13 
9780521531993
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
346

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