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020 _a9780511974021 (ebook)
020 _z9780521630306 (hardback)
020 _z9781107483521 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
_dBD-SySUS.
050 0 0 _aQB806
_b.W36 2011
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100 1 _aWard-Thompson, Derek,
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn Introduction to Star Formation /
_cDerek Ward-Thompson, Anthony P. Whitworth.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (230 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520 _aGuiding the reader through all the stages that lead to the formation of a star such as our Sun, this advanced textbook provides students with a complete overview of star formation. It examines the underlying physical processes that govern the evolution from a molecular cloud core to a main-sequence star, and focuses on the formation of solar-mass stars. Each chapter combines theory and observation, helping readers to connect with and understand the theory behind star formation. Beginning with an explanation of the interstellar medium and molecular clouds as sites of star formation, subsequent chapters address the building of typical stars and the formation of high-mass stars, concluding with a discussion of the by-products and consequences of star formation. This is a unique, self-contained text with sufficient background information for self-study, and is ideal for students and professional researchers alike.
700 1 _aWhitworth, Anthony P.,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521630306
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974021
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c38873
_d38873