Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent Interstellar Medium (IAU S237)

IAU S237 on the creation of turbulent gas clouds of galaxies and star formation.

Bruce G. Elmegreen (Edited by), Jan Palous (Edited by)

9780521863469, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 May 2007

536 pages, 250 b/w illus. 10 tables
25.5 x 18 x 3 cm, 1.202 kg

'…an important reference source for some years to come.' The Observatory

New stars form in the dense turbulent gas clouds of galaxies. A wide variety of processes, with scales ranging from the size of a galaxy to the size of an individual star, drive interstellar turbulence and trigger dense cloud formation. The formation of these clouds is the subject of the IAU S237. This book is the most up-to-date review of all aspects of cloud and star formation. It summarizes the current state of understanding of triggered star formation in a turbulent interstellar medium. Topics covered range from observations and theory of turbulence in the ISM, to the formation of shells and young stars inside of shells, and molecular clouds, star clusters, and galaxies, all with a view toward understanding how star formation begins in these various environments. It is the first comprehensive overview of triggered star formation, and one of the few compendiums available on ISM turbulence.

Preface
Session I. Turbulence and general structure in the ISM
Session II. General ISM in galaxies and magellanic clouds
Session III. ISM turbulence
Session IV. Shells I
Session V. Shells II
Session VI. Molecular clouds I
Session VII. Molecular clouds II
Session VIII. Molecular clouds III
Session IX. Clusters I
Session X. Clusters II
Session XI. Clusters III
Session XII. Galaxies I
Session XIII. Galaxies II
Session XIV. Galaxies III
Poster papers.

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB]