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020			_a9780511974021 (ebook)
020			_z9780521630306 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQB806 _b.W36 2011
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100	1		_aWard-Thompson, Derek, _d1962- _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn Introduction to Star Formation / _cDerek Ward-Thompson, Anthony P. Whitworth.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (xx, 208 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_a1. Introduction -- 2. Probing star formation -- 3. The ISM: the beginnings of star formation -- 4. Molecular clouds: the sites of star formation -- 5. Fragmentation and collapse: the road to star formation -- 6. Young stars, protostars and accretion: building a typical star -- 7. The formation of high-mass stars, and their surroundings -- 8. By-products and consequences of star formation.
520			_aGuiding the reader through all the stages that lead to the formation of a star such as our Sun, this advanced textbook provides students with a complete overview of star formation. It examines the underlying physical processes that govern the evolution from a molecular cloud core to a main-sequence star, and focuses on the formation of solar-mass stars. Each chapter combines theory and observation, helping readers to connect with and understand the theory behind star formation. Beginning with an explanation of the interstellar medium and molecular clouds as sites of star formation, subsequent chapters address the building of typical stars and the formation of high-mass stars, concluding with a discussion of the by-products and consequences of star formation. This is a unique, self-contained text with sufficient background information for self-study, and is ideal for students and professional researchers alike.
650		0	_aStars _xFormation.
700	1		_aWhitworth, Anthony P., _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521630306
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974021
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