| Description |
1 online resource (92 pages) |
| Series |
Compass series A new science strategy for space astronomy and astrophysics |
| Contents |
A New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Framework of This Study -- ORIGIN AND RELATIONSHIP TO DECADAL SURVEYS -- RELATIONSHIP TO THE SPACE STUDIES BOARD'S OTHER SPACE SCIENCE STRATEGIES -- APPROACH TO PRIORITIZATION -- ASSUMPTIONS -- RELATED CONCERNS -- International Cooperation -- Technology Development -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- REFERENCES -- 2 Planets, Star Formation, and the Interstellar Medium -- KEY THEMES -- FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF PLANETARY SYSTEMS |
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Key Questions About the Formation and Evolution of PlanetsRecent Progress in Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems -- Future Directions for Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems -- Ground- vs. Space-Based Observations -- Theoretical Studies -- FORMATION OF STARS FROM THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM -- Key Questions About Star Formation -- Recent Progress in Understanding Star Formation -- Future Directions for Understanding Star Formation -- EVOLUTION OF THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM IN GALAXIES |
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Key Questions About the Evolution of the Interstellar MediumRecent Progress in Understanding the Evolution of the Interstellar Medium -- Future Directions in Understanding the Evolution of the Interstellar Medium -- CONCLUSIONS -- 3 Stars and Stellar Evolution -- KEY THEMES -- LIFE CYCLES OF STARS -- Key Questions About Stellar Evolution -- Recent Progress in Understanding Stellar Evolution -- Pre-Main Sequence Stars -- Stellar Dynamos and Chromospheres -- White Dwarfs -- Supernovae -- Neutron Stars -- Black Holes |
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Future Directions for Understanding Stellar EvolutionORIGIN OF THE ELEMENTS -- Key Questions About the Origin of the Elements -- Recent Progress in Understanding the Origin of the Elements -- Mixing -- Mass Loss -- Supernovae -- Future Directions for Understanding the Origin of the Elements -- BEHAVIOR OF MATTER UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS -- Key Questions About the Behavior of Matter Under Extreme Conditions -- Recent Progress in Understanding the Behavior of Matter Under Extreme Conditions -- Equation of State of Neutron Stars -- Pulsars -- Strong Gravity |
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JetsFuture Directions for Understanding the Behavior of Matter Under Extreme Conditions -- STARS AS PROBES: MEASURING THE UNIVERSE -- Key Questions About Stars as Probes -- Recent Progress in Understanding Stars as Probes -- Distance Scales -- Stellar Evolution and Age Scales -- Dynamics -- Dark Matter -- Future Directions for Understanding Stars as Probes -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4 Galaxies and Stellar Systems -- KEY THEMES -- DEVELOPMENT OF PRESENT-DAY STRUCTURES -- Key Questions About the Development of Present-Day Structures |
| Notes |
""Recent Progress in Understanding the Development of Structures"" |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Space astronomy -- Evolution
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Astrophysics -- Formation
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Stars.
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Stars.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309590822 |
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0309590825 |
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0309058279 |
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9780309058278 |
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