Saas-Fee Advanced Course: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 29. Lecture Notes 1999. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

Palla, F.; Maeder, A.; Herbig, G.; Zinnecker, H.; Meynet, G.

The book begins with a historical introduction, "Star Formation: The Early History", that presents new material of interest for students and historians of science. This is followed by two long articles on "Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution of Stars and Young Clusters" and "Observations of Young Stellar Objects". These articles on the fascinating problem of star formation from interstellar matter give a thorough overview of present-day theories and observations. The articles contain material so far unpublished in the astronomical literature. The book addresses graduate students and can be used as a textbook for advanced courses in stellar astrophysics.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2002-04-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783540431022

DOI: 10.1007/3-540-31633-7

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 232