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ISBN Number: 9780816526543
Written by: Reipurth, Bo
Published by: University of Arizona Press
Editor: Jewitt, David
Editor: Keil, Klaus
Written by: Jewitt, David
Written by: Keil, Klaus
Subject: Astronomy, Star Guides
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy, Universe
Subject: Meteorites
Subject: Planetology
Subject: Astronomy
Series: Space Science
Date of Publication: April 2007
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 951
Book Size: 11 x 8.5 in
Increasing discoveries of new planets beyond our solar system are invigorating the quest for new knowledge and understanding of the birth of stars and planets. This new volume in the Space Science Series, with 249 contributing authors, builds on the latest results from recent advances in ground and space-based astronomy and in numerical computing techniques to offer the most detailed and up-to-date picture of star and planet formation, including the formation of our own solar system. This book emphasizes the cross-disciplinary aspects of the field, with a particular focus on the early evolution of our solar system. Protostars and Planets V is the new foundation for further advancement in the fields of stellar and planetary formation, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students in astronomy, planetary science, and the study of meteorites. Book News Annotation:
Derived from the Protostars and Planets V conference held in October
2005 on the island of Hawaii, and featuring a focus on the early
evolution of the solar system, the chapters of this large volume
present the current state of knowledge in the field, co-authored by
an international array of 249 scientists. The chapters are grouped
into nine major topics: molecular clouds, star formation, outflows,
young stars and clusters, and circumstellar disks, among others.
Water in the small bodies of the solar system, comparative
planetology and the search for life beyond the solar system, and
growth of dust as the initial step toward planet formation comprise a
small sample of the topics of individual chapters. Each of the
chapters includes an abstract and list of references. The volume is
authoritative but approachable and will be useful to students as well
as specialists in astronomy.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
