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Autore: | Smith Michael D (Michael David), <1955-> |
Titolo: | The origin of stars [[electronic resource] /] / Michael D. Smith |
Pubblicazione: | London, : Imperial College Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina: | 523.8 |
Soggetto topico: | Stars - Evolution |
Stars - Formation | |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Where 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The origin of stars |
ISBN: | 1-281-86640-7 |
9786611866402 | |
1-86094-523-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910784015703321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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