Structure Formation in Astrophysics

ISBN: 9780521182744 出版年：2009 页码：456 Gilles Chabrier Cambridge University Press

Part I. Physical Processes and Numerical Methods Common to Structure Formations in Astrophysics: 1. The physics of turbulence E. Leveque 2. The numerical simulation of turbulence W. Schmidt 3. Numerical methods for radiation magnetohydrodynamics in astrophysics R. Klein and J. Stone 4. The role of jets in the formation of planets, stars, and galaxies R. Banerjee, R. Pudritz and R. Ouyed 5. Advanced numerical methods in astrophysical fluid dynamics A. Hujeirat and F. Heitsch Part II. Structure and Star Formation in the Primordial Universe: 6. New frontiers in cosmology and galaxy formation challenges for the future R. Ellis and J. Silk 7. Galaxy formation physics T. Abel, G. Bryan and R. Teyssier 8. First stars formation, evolution, feedback effects V. Bromm, A. Ferrara and A. Heger Part III. Contemporary Star and Brown Dwarf Formation: a) Cloud Formation and Fragmentation: 9. Diffuse interstellar medium and the formation of molecular clouds P. Hennebelle, M. Mac Low and E. Vazquez-Semadeni 10. The formation of distributed and clustered stars in molecular clouds T. Megeath, Z. -Y. Li and A. Nordlund b) Core Fragmentation and Star Formation: 11. The formation and evolution of prestellar cores P. Andre, S. Basu and S. Inutsuka 12. Models for the formation of massive stars Part IV. Protoplanetary Disks and Planet Formation M. Krumholz and I. Bonnell: 13. Observational properties of disks and young stellar objects G. Duchene, F. Menard, J. Muzzerolle and S. Mohanty 14. Structure and dynamics of protoplanetary disks C. Dullemond, R. Durisen and J. Papaloizou 15. Planet formation and evolution theory and observation Y. Alibert, I. Baraffe, W. Benz, G. Laughlin and S. Udry 16. Planet formation assembling the puzzle G. Wurm and T. Guillot Part V. Summary: 17. Open issues in small- and large-scale structure formation R. Klessen and M. Mac Low 18. Final word E. Salpeter.