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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael D Smith (Univ Of Kent, Uk)Publisher: Imperial College Press Imprint: Imperial College Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.372kg ISBN: 9781860945014ISBN 10: 1860945015 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 25 October 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Physics and Chemistry; The Clouds; Cloud Formation, Evolution and Destruction; Turbulence; The Collapse; The Magnetic Mediation; The Birth; The Young Stars; Jets and Outflows; Massive Stars; The Distributions; Cosmological Star Formation.ReviewsThis book has a readable style ... it should be accessible to readers with a variety of scientific backgrounds, and to advanced undergraduates. It will be particularly useful as an introduction to the subject for first year research students in astrophysics. The book is recommended reading for anyone with an interest in the subject. Professor David WilliamsUniversity College London Overall, this is a good read, and as clear a picture of the field as his target readership is likely to get at the moment. I recommend it as ancillary reading in first- and second-year courses, or as an introduction for a junior-honours course. The Observatory Magazine """This book has a readable style ... it should be accessible to readers with a variety of scientific backgrounds, and to advanced undergraduates. It will be particularly useful as an introduction to the subject for first year research students in astrophysics. The book is recommended reading for anyone with an interest in the subject.""Professor David WilliamsUniversity College London""Overall, this is a good read, and as clear a picture of the field as his target readership is likely to get at the moment. I recommend it as ancillary reading in first- and second-year courses, or as an introduction for a junior-honours course.""The Observatory Magazine" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |