Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Probing star formation
- 3 The ISM – the beginnings of star formation
- 4 Molecular clouds – the sites of star formation
- 5 Fragmentation and collapse – the road to star formation
- 6 Young stars, protostars and accretion – building a typical star
- 7 The formation of high-mass stars, and their surroundings
- 8 By-products and consequences of star formation
- List of mathematical symbols
- List of figure credits
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Probing star formation
- 3 The ISM – the beginnings of star formation
- 4 Molecular clouds – the sites of star formation
- 5 Fragmentation and collapse – the road to star formation
- 6 Young stars, protostars and accretion – building a typical star
- 7 The formation of high-mass stars, and their surroundings
- 8 By-products and consequences of star formation
- List of mathematical symbols
- List of figure credits
- Index
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- An Introduction to Star Formation , pp. 205 - 208Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011