Problems of Star Formation

Abstract

The lectures deal mainly with the condensation of self-gravitating masses of gas from cosmic clouds, with special attention to difficulties due to angular momentum and a magnetic field. Emphasis is laid on the dynamical problems of the early stages, before opacity becomes important.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0740680

Entities

People

  • L. Mestel

Organizations

  • Institute for Advanced Study

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Angular Momentum
  • Centrifugal Fields
  • Centrifugal Force
  • Condensation
  • Convection
  • Distortion
  • Geometry
  • Gravitational Fields
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Momentum
  • Quantum Properties
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Systems Analysis and Design