Physics of Star Formation in Galaxies: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 29 Lecture Notes 1999 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy By Francesco Palla, Hans Zinnecker (auth.), André Maeder, Georges Meynet (eds.)
2002 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 3540431020 | PDF | 6 MB
The book begins with a historical introduction, "Star Formation: The Early History", that presents new material of interest for students and historians of science. This is followed by two long articles on "Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution of Stars and Young Clusters" and "Observations of Young Stellar Objects". These articles on the fascinating problem of star formation from interstellar matter give a thorough overview of present-day theories and observations. The articles contain material so far unpublished in the astronomical literature. The book addresses graduate students and can be used as a textbook for advanced courses in stellar astrophysics.