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Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics) Book

Recent discoveries of planets around other stars and protoplanetary disks around young stars have led to a new understanding of how stars and planets form. This book provides a thorough, up-to-date, and concise overview of the physical processes involved in the formation of stars and the disks around them which ultimately form planets.Throughout the book, state-of-the-art theoretical models are integrated with recent observations, and important problems which remain to be solved are highlighted.This book provides the first comprehensive account of the physics behind star and protoplanetary disk formation.Read More

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Recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and new direct evidence for protoplanetary disks around young stars have had a major impact on our understanding of star and planet formation. This volume provides a thorough, up-to-date, and concise overview of the physical processes involved in the formation of stars and their surrounding disks. The book traces the story of star formation from the fragmentation of cold molecular gas clouds, through the formation of protostars and rotating dusty disks to the subsequent accretion of material onto the central star. Lee Hartmann integrates state-of-the-art theoretical models with recent observations, highlighting important problems that remain to be solved.

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Accretion Processes in Star Formation (Cambridge Astrophysics) Book

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