AST
541 - Fall 2012
Seminar
in Theoretical Astrophysics: Star Formation
General
References
A recent
comprehensive review, including many references to journal
articles, is "Theory
of Star Formation," by C.F. McKee and E.C. Ostriker, 2007,
ARAA, 45, 565-687.
The following books are
available either from the course reserve area in Lewis Library, or electronically via
a link from the university's Main Catalog
Texts/Monographs
Principles
of star formation, by Peter Bodenheimer, 2011,
Springer (available online)
An
Introduction to Star Formation, by Derek
Ward-Thompson and Anthony Whitworth, 2011, Cambridge
University Press
The Formation
of Stars, by Steven W. Stahler and Francesco
Palla, 2008, Wiley
Accretion
Processes in Star Formation, by Lee Hartmann,
2009, Cambridge U. Press
Handbook of
Star Forming Regions, by Bo Reipurth, 2008, ASP
Press
Review Volumes and Conference Proceedings
Protostars
and Planets V, Eds. B. Reipurth et al, 2007, U.
Arizona Press
Computational
Star Formation, Eds. J. Alves et al, 2011,
Cambridge U. Press (available online)
Massive Star
Formation: Observations Confront Theory, Eds. H.
Beuther et al, 2008, ASP Press (available online)
Turbulence
and Magnetic Fields in Astrophysics, Eds. E. Falgarone \&
T. Passot, Springer (available online)