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Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks Around Young Stars
Paulo J.V. Garcia
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Description for Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks Around Young Stars
Paperback. Circumstellar disks are vast expanses of dust that form around new stars in the earliest stages of their birth. This work covers a range of scientific knowledge that helps in understanding circumstellar disks, including chemical processes, the properties of dust and gases, hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, and stellar evolution. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12 colour plates, 15 halftones, 78 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Circumstellar disks are vast expanses of dust that form around new stars in the earliest stages of their birth. Predicted by astronomers as early as the eighteenth century, they weren't observed until the late twentieth century, when interstellar imaging technology enabled us to see nascent stars hundreds of light years away. Since then, circumstellar disks have become an area of intense study among astrophysicists, largely because they are thought to be the forerunners of planetary systems like our own - the possible birthplaces of planets. This volume assembles a team of leading experts to distill the most up-to-date knowledge of ... Read more
Circumstellar disks are vast expanses of dust that form around new stars in the earliest stages of their birth. Predicted by astronomers as early as the eighteenth century, they weren't observed until the late twentieth century, when interstellar imaging technology enabled us to see nascent stars hundreds of light years away. Since then, circumstellar disks have become an area of intense study among astrophysicists, largely because they are thought to be the forerunners of planetary systems like our own - the possible birthplaces of planets. This volume assembles a team of leading experts to distill the most up-to-date knowledge of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226282299
SKU
V9780226282299
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About Paulo J.V. Garcia
Paulo J. V. Garcia is associate professor in the Department of Engineering Physics and a researcher with the Laboratory for Systems, Instrumentation and Modeling in Science and Technology for Space and the Environment, both at the University of Porto in Portugal.
Reviews for Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks Around Young Stars
"Garcia provides a deep, insightful presentation of the key theoretical issues relevant to understanding the protoplanetary disks that are likely sites for future planet formation. This volume will certainly be a fundamental contribution to astrophysical literature." (Suzan Edwards, Smith College)"