| Description |
1 online resource (x, 444 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cambridge contemporary astrophysics |
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Cambridge contemporary astrophysics.
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| Contents |
The physics of turbulence / E. Lévêque -- The numerical simulation of turbulence / W. Schmidt -- Numerical methods for radiation magnetohydrodynamics in astrophysics / R. Klein and J. Stone -- The role of jets in the formation of planets, stars and galaxies / R.E. Pudritz, R. Banerjee and R. Ouyed -- Advanced numerical methods in astrophysical fluid dynamics / A. Hujeirat and F. Heitsch -- New frontiers in cosmology and galaxy formation : challenges for the future / R. Ellis and J. Silk -- Galaxy formation physics / T. Abel, G. Bryan and R. Teyssier -- First stars : formation, evolution and feedback effects / V. Bromm, A. Ferrara and A. Heger -- Diffuse interstellar medium and the formation of molecular clouds / P. Hennebelle, M.-M Mac Low and E. Vazquez-Semadeni -- The formation of distributed and clustered stars in molecular clouds / S.T. Megeath, Z.-Y. Li and Å. Nordlund -- The formation and evolution of prestellar cores / P. André, S. Basu and S. Inutsuka -- Models for the formation of massive stars / M.R. Krumholz and I.A. Bonnell -- Observational properties of disks and young stellar objects / G. Duchene [and others] -- Structure and dynamics of protoplanetary disks / C.P. Dullemond, R.H. Durisen and J.C.B. Papaloizou -- Planet formation and evolution : theory and observations / Y. Alibert [and others] -- Planet formation : assembling the puzzle / G. Wurm and T. Guillot -- Open issues in small- and large-scale structure formation / R.S. Klessen and M.-M. Mac Low -- A final word / E.E. Salpeter |
| Summary |
Understanding the formation of objects at all scales in the universe, from galaxy clusters to stars and planets, is a major problem in modern astrophysics, and one of the most exciting challenges of twenty-first century astronomy. Even though they are characterized by different scales, the formation of planets, stars and galaxies share many common physical processes and are rooted in the same underlying domains of physics. This unique reference for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics was the first to cover structure formation on various scales in one volume. This book gathers together extensive reviews written by world experts in physics and astrophysics working in planet, star and galaxy formation, and related subjects. It addresses current issues in these fields and describes the recent observational status and theoretical and numerical methods aimed at understanding these problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Astrophysics.
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Large scale structure (Astronomy)
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astrophysics.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Astrophysics.
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Astrophysics
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Large scale structure (Astronomy)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chabrier, Gilles.
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| LC no. |
2008019587 |
| ISBN |
9780511517693 |
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0511517696 |
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9780511515033 |
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0511515030 |
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051157519X |
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9780511575198 |
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9780521182744 |
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0521182743 |
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