The Formation and Early Evolution of Stars

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. About the Book

   • Norbert S. Schulz

   Pages 1-6

3. Historical Background

   • Norbert S. Schulz

   Pages 7-31

4. Studies of Interstellar Matter

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   Pages 33-84

5. Molecular Clouds and Cores

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   Pages 85-120

6. Concepts of Stellar Collapse

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   Pages 121-138

7. Evolution of Young Stellar Objects

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   Pages 139-166

8. Multiplicity in Star Formation

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   Pages 167-182

9. Accretion Phenomena and Magnetic Activity in YSOs

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   Pages 183-216

10. Massive Star Formation

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    Pages 217-251

11. High-energy Signatures in YSOs

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    Pages 253-291

12. Star-Forming Regions

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    Pages 293-322

13. Proto-solar Systems and the Sun

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    Pages 323-340

14. Protoplanets and Exoplanets

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    Pages 341-370

15. Back Matter

    Pages 371-515

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Starburst regions in nearby and distant galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the early universe. This new, substantially updated and extended edition of Norbert Schulz’s unique book "From Dust to Stars" describes complex physical processes involved in the creation and early evolution of stars. 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 and new chapters are introduced on massive star formation, proto-planetary disks and observations of young exoplanets. Recent advances and contemporary research on the theory of star formation are explained, as are new observations, specifically from the three great observatories of the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory which all now operate at the same time and make high resolution space based observing in its prime. As indicated by the new title two new chapters have been included on proto-planetary disks and young exoplanets. Many more colour images illustrate attractive old and new topics that have evolved in recent years. The author gives updates in theory, fragmentation, dust, and circumstellar disks and emphasizes and strengthens the targeting of graduate students and young researchers, focusing more on computational approaches in this edition.

• Chandra X-ray Telescope
• Cosmological star formation
• Early Evolution of Stars
• Eta Carina
• Formation of Stars
• Formation of solar system
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Interstellar Matter
• Interstellar clouds
• Massive star formation
• Planet formation
• Radiative Signatures of YSOs
• Spitzer Telescope
• Star Forming Regions
• Star formation book
• Starburst regions
• Starbursts
• Stellar evolution
• YSOs
• Young Exoplanets protoplanetary disks
• Young exoplanets
• Young stellar objects

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)

• Center For Space Research, Massachusetts Inst. Technology, Cambridge, USA

  Norbert S. Schulz

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