
Star Formation
Mark R. Krumholz(Author)
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published on 11. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-981-314-203-9 (ISBN)
Description
'Krumholz has a strong writing style, didactic to be sure, but also fairly conversational within the limits of the material. While hardly casual reading, this text would be a good resource for a stellar astrophysicist, or any individual seeking to become one.'CHOICEThis book provides a modern introduction to the study of star formation, at a level suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in astrophysics. The first third of the book provides a review of the observational phenomenology and then the basic physical processes that are important for star formation. The remainder then discusses the major observational results and theoretical models for star formation on scales from galactic down to planetary. The book includes recommendations for complementary reading from the research literature, as well as five problem sets with solutions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
756 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-314-203-9 (9789813142039)
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