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The origin of stars / Michael D. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Michael D. (Michael David), 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stars--Evolution.
- Stars.
- Stars--Formation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Imperial College Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-86640-7
- 9786611866402
- 1-86094-523-6
- OCLC:
- 57478653
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