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Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds and Star Formation

Proceedings of the 147th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Grenoble, France, June 12–16, 1990

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. E. Falgarone

    1. Laboratoire de Radioastronomie Millimétrique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

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  2. F. Boulanger

    1. Laboratoire de Radioastronomie Millimétrique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

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  3. G. Duvert

    1. Observatoire de Grenoble, France

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 147)

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Table of contents (96 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  3. Velocity Field and Magnetic Field

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Magnetic Fields in Dense Regions

      • Carl Heiles, Alyssa A. Goodman, Christopher F. McKee, Ellen G. Zweibel
      Pages 43-60

    3. Structure in The Gas and Magnetic Field in S106

      • Richard M. Crutcher
      Pages 61-64

    4. The Investigation of the Hierarchical Structure of the Interstellar Magnetic Fields

      • A. L. Lazarian
      Pages 65-66

    5. Loss of Magnetic Flux and Angular Momentum from Molecular Clouds

      • Takenori Nakano
      Pages 67-74

    6. Magnetic Fields and the Dynamics of Molecular Clouds

      • J. L. Puget
      Pages 75-81

    7. Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in Molecular Clouds

      • R. N. Henriksen
      Pages 83-92

    8. Dynamical Conditions of Dense Clumps in Dark Clouds: A Strategy for Elucidation

      • Sheo S. Prasad
      Pages 93-99

    9. Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Compressible Flows

      • A. Pouquet, T. Passot, J. Léorat
      Pages 101-118

    10. Signatures of Turbulence in the Dense Interstellar Medium

      • E. Falgarone, T. G. Phillips
      Pages 119-136

  4. Chemistry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Chemistry and Small-Scale Structure of Diffuse and Translucent Clouds

      • John H. Black, Ewine F. Van Dishoeck
      Pages 139-150
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About this book

A few years ago, a motivation for organizing one more IAU Symposium on star for­ mation in Grenoble, was the anticipated completion of the IRAM interferometer on the Plateau de Bures, close to Grenoble. This choice was also a sort of late celebration of the genius of Joseph Fourier, born in Grenoble, whose work is the very fondation of in­ terferometry. At the time when we finally announced the advent of this conference, the first reactions we got from the community were expressions of saturation and even reject, the Symposium being unfortunately scheduled almost simultaneously as two other major meetings on closely related topics, and sponsored by different organizations. A wave of disappointment then reached the organizers. Some of us were enthusiastic enough to help the others overcome their discouragement. Let them be thanked here. There was, indeed, a deeper motivation for organizing this conference. It was to trigger the meeting and communication of physicists and astrophysicists since many of the difficulties met now in understanding the physics of the interstellar medium and its evolution toward star formation are common to several, if not most, other fields of physics. They are assigned to one origin: complexity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire de Radioastronomie Millimétrique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

    E. Falgarone, F. Boulanger

  • Observatoire de Grenoble, France

    G. Duvert

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds and Star Formation

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 147th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Grenoble, France, June 12–16, 1990

  • Editors: E. Falgarone, F. Boulanger, G. Duvert

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3384-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1158-4Due: 31 March 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1159-1Published: 31 March 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3384-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 556

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

  • Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Electronics

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