This first comprehensive account of the dynamical processes in the formation of stars and disks from which planets ultimately form.

A complete account of the underlying physical processes of accretion for graduate students and researchers.

Understanding star formation is one of the key fields in present-day astrophysics. This book treats a wide variety of the physical processes involved, as well a

Guiding the reader through all the stages that lead to the formation of a star such as our Sun, this advanced textbook provides students with a complete overvie

The formation of the first stars (Pop III stars) and galaxies is one of the great outstanding challenges in modern astrophysics and cosmology. The first stars a