02200nam 2200577Ia 450 991082706640332120240410070842.01-281-86640-797866118664021-86094-523-6(CKB)1000000000336353(EBL)227151(OCoLC)57478653(SSID)ssj0000216398(PQKBManifestationID)11197417(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216398(PQKBWorkID)10198714(PQKB)11760976(MiAaPQ)EBC227151(WSP)0000P353(Au-PeEL)EBL227151(CaPaEBR)ebr10255971(CaONFJC)MIL186640(EXLCZ)99100000000033635320050226d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe origin of stars /Michael D. Smith1st ed.London Imperial College Pressc20041 online resource (263 p.)Includes index.1-86094-489-2 Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The Physics and Chemistry; 3 - The Clouds; 4 - Cloud Formation, Evolution and Destruction; 5 - Turbulence; 6 - The Collapse; 7 - The Magnetic Mediation; 8 - The Birth; 9 - The Young Stars; 10 - Jets and Outflows; 11 - Massive Stars; 12 - The Distributions; 13 - Cosmological Star Formation; Epilogue; IndexWhere do stars come from and how do they form? These are profound questions which link the nature of our Universe to the roots of mankind. Yet, until a recent revolution in understanding, the proposed answers have been raw speculation. Now, accompanying penetrating observations, a new picture has come into prominence.StarsEvolutionStarsFormationStarsEvolution.StarsFormation.523.8Smith Michael D(Michael David),1955-1673453MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827066403321The origin of stars4037562UNINA