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Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (ASTRONOMY)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued.
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From the reviews:
"In ten chapters, Schulz (MIT) does an excellent job developing the story historically, explaining how stars are formed from gas and dust in interstellar nurseries located in molecular clouds. … It has equations and derivations, and cites background reading (944 references). Included are 18 color plates seven pages of abbreviations, 8 pages of variables, constants and units, and a 16-page index. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division (senior) undergraduates through professionals." (W. E. Howard, Choice, November, 2006)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: From Dust To Stars
Book Subtitle: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars
Authors: Norbert S. Schulz
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138917
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06262-9Published: 21 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-27321-9Published: 06 March 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 406
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Planetology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Geophysics/Geodesy