Authors:
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
- Demonstrates new methods for virial analysis in order to determine the stability against collapse of starless cores, the precursors to new stars
- Develops an analytical model for the collapse of starless cores under both pressure and self-gravity
- Demonstrates methods for accurately combining data from multiple submillimeter telescopes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Jeremiah Horrocks Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
Katherine Miranda Pattle
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Submillimetre Studies of Prestellar and Starless Cores in the Ophiuchus, Taurus and Cepheus Molecular Clouds
Authors: Katherine Miranda Pattle
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56520-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56519-4Published: 03 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85935-4Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56520-0Published: 26 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 254
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles