Computational Star Formation (Iau S270)

ISBN-13: 9780521766432 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 574 str.

Joao Alves

Opis

Reviews techniques and results of numerical simulations in interstellar gas dynamics and star formation for graduate students and researchers.

Recenzje

'… excellent contributions, including papers that my students and [postdoctorates] would find interesting and relevant. Well worth a read if this is an area of interest.' The Observatory

Spis treści

1. Historical introduction; 2. Individual star formation: observations; 3. Low-mass star formation: observations; 4. Individual star formation: theory; 5. Formation of clusters: observations; 6. Formation of clusters: theory; 7. Numerical methods: MHD; 8. Numerical methods: radiative dynamics; 9. Local star formation processes; 10. Star formation feedback; 11. Star formation on galactic scales; 12. Special purpose hardware; 13. Computational methods; 14. Radiation diagnostics of star formation; 15. Large scale star formation; 16. Cosmological star formation; 17. Computational star formation: Summary; Index.