Computational Star Formation (IAU S270) (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 5/19/2011
EAN 9780521766432, ISBN10: 0521766435

Hardcover, 574 pages, 25.4 x 18 x 2.8 cm
Language: English

The rapid advance of computer capabilities over the last two decades has opened up a new field of numerical simulations in which detailed physical models can be made to represent the most complex processes. IAU Symposium 270 reviews a wide range of topics relevant to computer modeling in the fields of interstellar gas dynamics, star formation and galactic dynamics. It includes numerical techniques for modeling physical processes such as self-gravitating, radiative magnetohydrodynamics, as well as novel hardware options for acceleration and a view into the future of computation. Observations of interstellar gas and star formation are also reviewed. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in the field of numerical astrophysics.

1. Historical introduction
2. Individual star formation
observations
3. Low-mass star formation
observations
4. Individual star formation
theory
5. Formation of clusters
observations
6. Formation of clusters
theory
7. Numerical methods
MHD
8. Numerical methods
radiative dynamics
9. Local star formation processes
10. Star formation feedback
11. Star formation on galactic scales
12. Special purpose hardware
13. Computational methods
14. Radiation diagnostics of star formation
15. Large scale star formation
16. Cosmological star formation
17. Computational star formation
Summary
Index.