Abstract: Star formation is a fundamental process in the universe, shaping the structure of our and other galaxies. The birth of stars is triggered by the gravitational collapse and fragmentation of cold molecular clouds. The talk will summarize the general physical principles of the star formation process. It will discuss global properties such as the star formation efficiency and the initial mass function. In addition, it will also demonstrate the power of adaptive optics in revealing the structure of star-forming regions and will show new exciting results obtained with the Herschel Space Observatory.
Information on participating / attending:
Organisation: Prof. H. Fehske und Prof. L. Schweikhard
Kontakt: Institut für Physik, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 6, 17489 Greifswald,
Telefon 03834 86-4700, info@physik.uni-greifswald.de
Date:
06/13/2013 17:00 - 06/23/2013 18:00
Event venue:
Hörsaal, Institut für Physik
Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 6
17489 Greifswald
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Physics / astronomy
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
04/09/2013
Sender/author:
Sabine Köditz
Department:
Presse- und Informationsstelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event43175
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