TY  - BOOK
AU  - Krumholz,Mark R.
TI  - Star formation
T2  - World Scientific series in astrophysics
SN  - 9789813142039
AV  - QB806 .K78 2017
U1  - 523.8/8 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New Jersey
PB  - World Scientific
KW  - Stars
KW  - Formation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-502) and index; Observing the cold interstellar medium -- Observing young stars -- Chemistry and thermodynamics -- Gas flows and turbulence -- Magnetic fields and magnetized turbulence -- Gravitational instability and collapse -- Stellar feedback -- Giant molecular clouds escales -- The star formation rate at galactic scales: observations -- The star formation rate at galactic scales: theory -- Stellar clustering -- The initial mass function: observations -- The initial mass function: theory -- Protostellar disks and outflows: observations -- Protostellar disks and outflows: theory -- Protostar formation -- Protostellar evolution -- Massive star formation -- The first stars -- Late-stage stars and disks -- The transition to planet formation
N2  - "This book provides a modern introduction to the study of star formation, at a level suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in astrophysics. The first third of the book provides a review of the observational phenomenology and then the basic physical processes that are important for star formation. The remainder then discusses the major observational results and theoretical models for star formation on scales from galactic down to planetary. The book includes recommendations for complementary reading from the research literature, as well as five problem sets with solutions"--
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