This 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 logic

Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical

Guiding the reader through all the stages that lead to the formation of a star such as our Sun, this advanced textbook provides students with a complete overvie

Guiding the reader through all the stages that lead to the formation of a star such as our Sun, this advanced textbook provides students with a complete overvie

The origin of stars is one of the principle mysteries of nature. During the last two decades advances in technology have enabled more progress to be made in the