The present volume, therefore, discusses the formation of such objects in a systematic and comparative manner.
This thesis presents an in-depth, high-resolution observational study on the very beginning of the formation process: the fragmentation of dense molecular clouds known as infrared dark clouds (IRDCs).
The book covers all aspects of the current researches in this field, as testified by the large number of contributing scientists.
This book is a comprehensive treatment of star formation, one of the most active fields of modern astronomy.
This is true not only for current star formation as observed in regions like the Orion nebula or the ¿-Ophiuchi molecular cloud but also for the formation of stars of the first or second generation in the universe.
This book is the result of a meeting held in August, 1986 in Irsee, West Germany.
Understanding Stellar Evolution is based on a series of graduate level courses taught at the University of Washington since 2004.
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The book also tackles frequency distribution of stellar masses and aggregates of stars. The text ponders on the frequency distribution of cloud masses, rate and environment of star formation, and cloud structure in the interstellar gas.
The volume consists of up-to-date reviews and a selection of contributed papers on subjects including the structure and physical properties of molecular clouds, their role in the star formation process,...