Protostars and Planets IV (Space Science Series) - Hardcover

Mannings, Vince; Boss, A. P.; Russell, S. S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816520593 ISBN 13: 9780816520596

Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 2000

Synopsis

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This title, out of print in 2008, is now available free of charge, in it's entirety, online through the University of Arizona Press! Both a textbook and a status report for every facet of research into the formation of stars and planets, Protostars and Planets IV brings together 167 authors who report on the most significant advances in the field since the publication of the previous volume in 1993. Protostars and Planets IV reflects improvements in observational techniques and the availability of new facilities such as the Infrared Space Observatory, the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, and the 10-m Keck telescopes. Advances in computer technology and modeling methods have benefited theoretical studies of molecular clouds, star formation, and jets and disks, while recent analyses of meteorites yield important insights into conditions and processes within our Sun's early protoplanetary disk. The 49 chapters describe context and progress for observational and theoretical studies of the structure, chemistry, and dynamics of molecular clouds; the collapse of cores and the formation of protostars; the formation and properties of young binary stars; the properties of winds, jets, and molecular outflows from young stellar objects; the evolution of circumstellar envelopes and disks; grain growth in disks and the formation of planets; and the properties of the early Solar nebula. Protostars and Planets IV is also the first book to include chapters describing the discoveries of extrasolar planets, brown dwarfs, and Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt objects, and the first to include high-resolution optical and near-infrared images of protoplanetary disks. Protostars and Planets IV is an unsurpassed reference not only for established researchers but also for younger scientists whose imagination and work will lead to tomorrow's discoveries.

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Review

"The balance and clarity of the science and the quality of the writing are uniformly high. . . . An essential resource for all those working in the field, particularly those just joining or about to join. It captures eloquently the diversity, urgency, and excitement of this fascinating and fundamental field of research." —The Observatory

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0816520593
• ISBN 13: 9780816520596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1422