Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics)
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' ... Lee Hartmann provides an admirable overview of our current understanding in Accretion Processes in Star Formation.' New Scientist
' ... a much-needed book ... It offers a wonderful overview of the subject for graduate students in astronomy and physics and for star-formation researchers ... The book's greatest strength is the close interweaving of observations and theory ... investigators and students of star formation should consider themselves lucky that Lee Hartmann has written such a useful book.' Physics Today
Book Description
Recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and new direct evidence for protoplanetary disks around young stars have had a major impact on our understanding of star and planet formation. This volume provides a thorough, up-to-date, and concise overview of the physical processes involved in the formation of stars and their surrounding disks. The book traces the story of star formation from the fragmentation of cold molecular gas clouds, through the formation of protostars and rotating dusty disks to the subsequent accretion of material onto the central star. Lee Hartmann integrates state-of-the-art theoretical models with recent observations, highlighting important problems that remain to be solved.
Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics)
Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics),Lee Hartmann,Andrew King,Douglas Lin,Stephen Maran,Jim Pringle,Martin Ward,Cambridge University Press,0521785200,Accretion (Astrophysics),Astronomy - Star Guides,Astrophysics & Space Science,Disks (Astrophysics),Formation,Gravitational collapse,Science,Science/Mathematics,Stars,Science / Astrophysics & Space Science,Stars, interstellar matter,Stars--Formation,Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
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