LEADER 05295nam 2200685z 450 001 9910144720303321 005 20230907225806.0 010 $a1-281-76453-1 010 $a9786611764531 010 $a3-527-61867-8 010 $a3-527-61868-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000377351 035 $a(EBL)481745 035 $a(OCoLC)262841216 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000157269 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11158883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157269 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131797 035 $a(PQKB)11473022 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC481745 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000110922 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000377351 100 $a20040807d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aThe formation of stars /$fSteven W. Stahler and Francesco Palla 210 $aWeinheim$cWiley-VCH$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 852 p.) 311 08$a9783527405596 311 08$a3527405593 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Formation of Stars; Contents; Preface; I Star Formation in Our Galaxy; 1 Overview; 1.1 Stellar Nurseries:Orion; 1.2 Stellar Nurseries: Taurus-Auriga; 1.3 Stars and Their Evolution; 1.4 The Galactic Context; 2 The Interstellar Medium; 2.1 Galactic Gas and Its Detection; 2.2 Phases of the Interstellar Medium; 2.3 Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Thermal Emission; 2.4 Interstellar Dust: Properties of the Grains; 3 Molecular Clouds; 3.1 Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.2 Virial Theorem Analysis; 3.3 Dense Cores and Bok Globules; 4 Young Stellar Systems; 4.1 Embedded Clusters 327 $a4.2 T and R Associations4.3 O B Associations; 4.4 Open Clusters; 4.5 The Initial Mass Function; II Physical Processes in Molecular Clouds; 5 Molecular Transitions: Basic Physics; 5.1 Interstellar Molecules; 5.2 Hydrogen (H2); 5.3 Carbon Monoxide (CO); 5.4 Ammonia (NH3); 5.5 Water (H2O); 5.6 Hydroxyl (OH); 6 Molecular Transitions: Applications; 6.1 Carbon Monoxide; 6.2 Ammonia; 6.3 Hydroxyl; 7 Heating and Cooling; 7.1 Cosmic Rays; 7.2 Interstellar Radiation; 7.3 Cooling by Atoms; 7.4 Cooling by Molecules and Dust; 8 Cloud Thermal Structure; 8.1 The Build up of Molecules 327 $a8.2 The Molecular Interior8.3 Photodissociation Regions; 8.4 J-Shocks; 8.5 C-Shocks; III From Clouds to Stars; 9 Cloud Equilibrium and Stability; 9.1 Isothermal Spheres and the Jeans Mass; 9.2 Rotating Configurations; 9.3 Magnetic Flux Freezing; 9.4 Magnetostatic Configurations; 9.5 Support from MHD Waves; 10 The Collapse of Dense Cores; 10.1 Ambipolar Diffusion; 10.2 Inside-Out Collapse; 10.3 Magnetized Infall; 10.4 Rotational Effects; 11 Protostars; 11.1 First Core and Main Accretion Phase; 11.2 Interior Evolution: Deuterium Burning; 11.3 Protostellar Disks; 11.4 More Massive Protostars 327 $a11.5 The Observational Search12 Multiple Star Formation; 12.1 Dynamical Fragmentation of Massive Clouds; 12.2 Young Binary Stars; 12.3 TheOrigin of Binaries; 12.4 Formation of Stellar Groups; 12.5 Massive Stars and Their Associations; IV Environmental Impact of Young Stars; 13 Jets and Molecular Outflows; 13.1 Jets from Embedded Stars; 13.2 Molecular Outflows; 13.3 Wind Generation: Pressure Effects; 13.4 Wind Generation: Rotation and Magnetic Fields; 13.5 Jet Propagation and Entrainment; 14 Interstellar Masers; 14.1 Observed Characteristics; 14.2 Maser Theory: Basic Principles 327 $a14.3 Maser Theory: Further Considerations14.4 Tracing Jets and Outflows; 15 Effects of Massive Stars; 15.1 HII Regions; 15.2 Ultracompact HII Regions and Hot Cores; 15.3 Winds and Molecular Outflows; 15.4 Photoevaporation of Gas; 15.5 Induced Star Formation; V Pre-Main-Sequence Stars; 16 Quasi-Static Contraction; 16.1 The Stellar Birthline; 16.2 The Contraction Process; 16.3 Nuclear Reactions; 16.4 Brown Dwarfs; 16.5 Spinup and Spindown; 17 T Tauri Stars; 17.1 Line and Continuum Emission; 17.2 Outflow and Infall; 17.3 Circumstellar Disks; 17.4 Temporal Variability 327 $a17.5 Post-T Tauri Stars and Beyond 330 $aThis book is a comprehensive treatment of star formation, one of the most active fields of modern astronomy. The reader is guided through the subject in a logically compelling manner. Starting from a general description of stars and interstellar clouds, the authors delineate the earliest phases of stellar evolution. They discuss formation activity not only in the Milky Way, but also in other galaxies, both now and in the remote past. Theory and observation are thoroughly integrated, with the aid of numerous figures and images. In summary, this volume is an invaluable resource, both as a text f 606 $6880-04/$1$aStars$xFormation 606 $aStars$xEvolution 615 0$aStars$xFormation. 615 0$aStars$xEvolution. 676 $a520 676 $a523.8/8 676 $a523.88 686 $a443$2njb/09 686 $a445$2njb/09 686 $a523.88$2njb/09 700 $aStahler$b Steven William$0521911 701 $aPalla$b F$g(Francesco)$0521912 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144720303321 996 $aFormation of stars$9835310 997 $aUNINA