Quarter 1: Principles of Star Formation |
Dr. Jens Kauffmann (MPIfR)
Abstract
The star formation process is fundamental to the birth of stars, planets, and entire galaxies. Research in the past decades has produced several frameworks that allow to better understand this process. We have a first reasonable grasp of the processes on parsec–scales that control the collapse of molecular clouds into stars. And we have a sense of how galactic structure on kiloparsec–scales governs the global star formation rate of galaxies. What is lacking at this point is to connect these two spatial domains to produce a coherent picture of star formation in the cosmos. Facilities like ALMA, JWST, ELTs, and the SKA now allow to make these connections.
This lecture series gives an introduction to processes and scaling laws relevant at different spatial scales (i.e., individual young stars, molecular clouds, and parts of galaxies). The goal is do develop a vision of the problems that can be tackled in the next decade.
Schedule:
Lecture 1: January 20 at 10:00 in 0.02:
Structure of Star–Forming Regions | video (01:59:12)
Lecture 2: January 21 at 10:00 in 0.01:
Cloud Stability and Collapse | video (01:53:43)
Lecture 3: January 22 at 10:00 in 0.01:
Star Formation in the Milky Way | video (01:45:58)
Lecture 4: January 27 at 10:00 in 0.02:
Star Formation in the (Nearby) Universe | video (01:50:15)
Lecture 5: January 28 at 10:00 in 0.01:
Research with Future Facilities | video (01:52:52)
Literature:
Review Articles:
Kennicutt, Robert C.; Evans, Neal J. — Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies
Portegies Zwart, Simon F.; McMillan, Stephen L. W.; Gieles, Mark — Young Massive Star Clusters
Fukui, Yasuo; Kawamura, Akiko — Molecular Clouds in Nearby Galaxies
Reference Book on Star Formation:
Beuther, Henrik; Klessen, Ralf S.; Dullemond, Cornelis P.; Henning, Thomas — Protostars & Planets VI
Selected Research Papers:
Lada, Charles J.; Lombardi, Marco; Alves, João F. — On the Star Formation Rates in Molecular Clouds
Lada, Charles J.; Forbrich, Jan; Lombardi, Marco; Alves, João F. — Star Formation Rates in Molecular Clouds and the Nature of the Extragalactic Scaling Relations
Leitner, Samuel N. — On the Last 10 Billion Years of Stellar Mass Growth in Star-forming Galaxies