From Dust To Stars: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars (Springer Praxis Books Astronomy and Planetary Sciences)

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 wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued. From Dust To Stars Introduces The World Of Dense Cloud Cores, Stellar Nurseries, The Lives Of Young Stellar Objects, And Their Interaction With The Interstellar Medium As It Is Known Today. The Book Describes The Complex Physical Processes Involved In Both The Creation Of Stars And During Their Young Lives. It Illustrates How These Processes Reveal Themselves From Radio Wavelengths To High Energy X-rays, With Special Reference Towards High Energy Signatures. A Discussion Of Key Analytical Techniques Demonstrates How Modern Research In This Area Is Pursued.--jacket. Historical Background : And Then There Was Light? -- The Quest To Understand The Formation Of Stars -- Observing Stellar Formation -- Studies Of Interstellar Matter : The Interstellar Medium -- Interstellar Gas -- Column Densities In The Ism -- Insterstellar Dust -- The Ism In Other Galaxies -- Molecular Clouds And Cores : Global Cloud Properties -- Cloud Dynamics -- Dynamic Properties Of Cores -- Concepts Of Stellar Collapse : Classical Collapse Concepts -- Stability Considerations -- Collapse Of Rotating And Magnetized Clouds -- Cores, Disks, And Outflows : The Full Solution? -- Evolution Of Young Stellar Objects -- Protostellar Evolution -- Evolution In The H-r Diagram -- Pms Classifications -- Binaries -- Accretion Phenomena And Magnetic Activity In Ysos : Accretion Disks -- Stellar Rotation In Ysos -- Magnetic Activity In Pms Stars -- High-energy Signatures In Ysos -- The X-ray Account Of Ysos -- X-rays From Protostars -- X-ray Spectra Of Pms Stars -- Gamma Radiation From Ysos -- Star-forming Regions -- Embedded Stellar Clusters -- General Cluster Properties -- Well-studied Star-forming Regions -- Formation On Large Scales -- Proto-solar Systems And The Sun -- Protoplanetary Disks -- The Making Of The Sun -- Gas Dynamics -- Magnetic Fields And Plasmas -- Radiative Interactions With Matter -- Spectroscopy -- Abbreviations -- Institutes, Observatories, And Instruments -- Variables, Constants, And Units. Norbert S. Schulz. Copyright By Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, Uk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Starburst regions in nearby and distant galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of 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 radion wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued. TOC: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.- Gas Dynamics.- Magnetic Fields and Plasmas.- Radiative Interactions With Matter.- Spectroscopy "From Dust to Stars introduces the world of dense cloud cores, stellar nurseries, the lives of young stellar objects, and their interaction with the interstellar medium as it is known today. The book describes the complex physical processes involved in both the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wavelengths to high energy X-rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. A discussion of key analytical techniques demonstrates how modern research in this area is pursued."--Résumé de l'éditeur