The Tai Chi in Star Formation

ISBN-13: 9781681742922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 64 str.

Hua-Bai Li

Opis

The recent observation of star formation shows that stars result from the interaction between gravity, turbulence and magnetic fields. This interaction follows the natural rules that inspired Tai Chi. For example, if self-gravity is the force that dominates, the molecular cloud will collapse isotropically, which compresses magnetic field lines.

Spis treści

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Magnetic Fields
• 3. Observations of Magnetic Fields
• 4. Observations of Turbulence
• 5. Tai Chi Between Gravity, Turbulence, and the B-field