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The Origin Of Starsby Michael D. Smith
World Scientific 2004; US$ 68.90Where do stars come from and how do they form? These are profound questions which link the nature of our Universe to the roots of mankind. Yet, until a recent revolution in understanding, the proposed answers have been raw speculation. Now, accompanying penetrating observations, a new picture has come into prominence. more...
Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populationsby Maurizio Salaris; Santi Cassisi
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 179.00Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations is a comprehensive presentation of the theory of stellar evolution and its application to the study of stellar populations in galaxies. Taking a unique approach to the subject, this self-contained text introduces first the theory of stellar evolution in a clear and accessible manner, with particular emphasis placed on explaining the evolution with time of observable stellar properties, such as luminosities and surface chemical abundances. This is followed by a detailed presentation and discussion of a broad range of related techniques, that are widely applied by researchers in the field to investigate the formation and evolution of galaxies. This book will be invaluable for undergraduates and graduate... more...
Diffuse Matter from Star Forming Regions to Active Galaxiesby T.W. Hartquist; J.M. Pittard; S.A.E.G. Falle
Springer 2006; US$ 209.00Provides the introductory reviews to a number of the key hydrodynamic processes and to the sources themselves. The reviews in this work provide an introduction to the astrophysics of diffuse sources suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in astrophysics. more...
Starburstsby Richard de Grijs; Rosa M. González Delgado
Springer 2005; US$ 219.00Starbursts are important features of early galaxy evolution. Many of the distant, high-redshift galaxies we are able to detect are in a starbursting phase, often apparently provoked by a violent gravitational interaction with another galaxy. In fact, if we did not know that major starbursts existed, these conference proceedings testify that we would indeed have difficulties explaining the key properties of the Universe! These conference proceedings cover starbursts from the small-scale star-forming regions in nearby galaxies to galaxy-wide events at high redshifts; one of the major themes of the conference proved to be "scalability", i.e., can we scale up the small-scale events to describe the physics on larger scales. The key outcome... more...
From Dust To Starsby Norbert Schulz
Springer 2006; US$ 149.00Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued. more...
Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Arrayby Rafael Bachiller; Jose Cernicharo
Springer 2008; US$ 189.00Currently under construction in the Andean Altiplano, Northern Chile, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is the most ambitious astronomy facility under construction. ALMA is a radio interferometer composed of 54 antennas of 12 m diameter, and twelve 7 m antennas with about 6600 square meters of total collecting area. Initially covering the most interesting spectral wavelength ranges from 3 to 0.3 mm, ALMA will be a revolutionary telescope aimed to unveil the details of star and planet formation and to provide astronomy with the first exhaustive view of the dark and youngest objects of the Universe. This book describes the enormous capabilities of ALMA, the state of the project, and most notably the scientific prospects with such a unique... more...
Cores to Clustersby P. Caselli; M.S.N. Kumar; M. Tafalla
Springer 2008; US$ 179.00Contains proceedings of the "Cores to Clusters" workshop held at Centro de Astrofisica da Universidade do Porto during 7-9 October, 2004 to discuss future issues in star formation physics in the light of the Next Generation Telescopes. more...
From Luminous Hot Stars to Starburst Galaxiesby Peter S. Conti; Paul A. Crowther; Claus Leitherer
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 112.00Detailed introduction for graduate students and researchers, which connects the astrophysics of massive stars with the extremes of galaxy evolution. more...
Accretion Processes in Star Formationby Lee Hartmann
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 75.00A complete account of the underlying physical processes of accretion for graduate students and researchers. more...
The Formation of Starsby Steven W. Stahler; Francesco Palla
Wiley-VCH 2008; US$ 120.00This book is a comprehensive treatment of star formation, one of the most active fields of modern astronomy. The reader is guided through the subject in a logically compelling manner. Starting from a general description of stars and interstellar clouds, the authors delineate the earliest phases of stellar evolution. They discuss formation activity not only in the Milky Way, but also in other galaxies, both now and in the remote past. Theory and observation are thoroughly integrated, with the aid of numerous figures and images. In summary, this volume is an invaluable resource, both as a text for physics and astronomy graduate students, and as a reference for professional scientists. more...









