1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809797803321

Titolo

Protostars and planets VI / / edited by Henrik Beuther [and three others] ; with the assistance of Renee Dotson ; with 250 collaborating authors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson, Arizona ; ; Houston, Texas : , : The University of Arizona Press : , : Lunar and Planetary Institute, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8165-9876-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (945 p.)

Collana

University of Arizona Space Science Series

Disciplina

523.2/4

Soggetti

Protostars

Planets - Origin

Molecular clouds

Stars - Formation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Formed the basis for the sixth conference in the series, which took place on July 15-20, 2013, Heidelberg, Germany"--Preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Molecular clouds and star formation -- Part II. Disk formation and evolution -- Part III. Planetary systems : search, formation and evolution -- Part IV. Astrophysical conditions for life.

Sommario/riassunto

"This volume integrates the cross-disciplinary aspects of this broad field. Covering a wide range of scales, from the formation of large clouds in our Milky Way galaxy down to small chondrules in our solar system, it takes an encompassing view with the goal of highlighting what we know and emphasizing the frontiers of what we do not know"--Provided by publisher.