From Dust to Stars Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars /

• Main Author: Schulz, Norbert S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books, Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wa...

Table of Contents:

• About the Book
• Historical Background
• Studies of Interstellar Matter
• Molecular Clouds and Cores
• Concepts of Stellar Collapse
• Evolution of Young Stellar Objects
• Accretion Phenomena and Magnetic Activity in YSOs
• High-energy Signatures in YSOs
• Star-forming Regions
• Proto-solar Systems and the Sun.