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Star Formation

by Krumholz Mark R

A graduate-level guide to how stars form

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    CHOICE praises the book as a useful resource for stellar astrophysicists and people seeking to enter the field.

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A graduate-level guide to how stars form

Mark R. Krumholz’s *Star Formation* moves from the observed features of star formation and the underlying physical processes to research on scales ranging from galaxies to planetary systems. Its structure links observational findings with theoretical models, giving the subject both a physical foundation and a broad view of current research topics as presented in the book. Recommendations for further reading connect the chapters to research literature, while five problem sets with solutions provide opportunities to work through the material. The book is positioned as an introduction for advanced study in astrophysics.

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  • Graduate students and advanced undergraduates studying astrophysics.
  • Readers seeking an organized introduction to the physics and research of star formation.
  • Students who value problem sets with solutions and pointers to research literature.

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Star formationAstrophysicsObservational astronomyTheoretical modelsPhysical processes

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Book overview

This book provides a modern introduction to the study of star formation, at a level suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in astrophysics. The first third of the book provides a review of the observational phenomenology and then the basic physical processes that are important for star formation. The remainder then discusses the major observational results and theoretical models for star formation on scales from galactic down to planetary. The book includes recommendations for complementary reading from the research literature, as well as five problem sets with solutions.

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