Star clusters, formation and dissolution
Video page · Feb 5, 2024
Françoise Combes, Professor at the Collège de France
Star formation in molecular clouds
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Physics seminar by Françoise Combes, Professor at the Collège de France
Hosted by Collège de France
Monday 16:45–17:45 Paris (GMT+1)
Recording available
Amphithéâtre Marguerite-de-Navarre, Site Marcelin-Berthelot · In person
Abstract
This lecture examines the hierarchy of clouds, filaments and dense cores from which stars form. Gravity competes with turbulent motions and magnetic support before collapse produces a young star and surrounding disk. Observations from space telescopes and millimetre arrays connect these processes to the earliest stages of planetary systems.
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