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Star and Planet Formation

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By: Emma Wilkinson
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Decks in this class (14)

1. Overview
What types of radiation can be us...,
What are the two main forces acti...,
What are the two main forces acti...
24  cards
2. Stability and Collapse of Molecular Clouds
Derive the virial equation,
What is the virial equation,
What are the assumptions in the v...
37  cards
3. Radiation and the ISM
What are the basic concepts of ra...,
What are the basic properties of ...,
What is solid angle in 2d and 3d
100  cards
4. Interstellar Dust
What happens to light from a star...,
What is reddening,
Which type of light is less likel...
112  cards
5. Spectroscopy of the ISM
In the interstellar extinction cu...,
How does rv link to density and g...,
What are the two ways to do absor...
24  cards
6. Fragmentation
With regards to jeans mass how do...,
Under what condition will the jea...,
Equation for cooling time of a mo...
38  cards
7. Hydrostatic Core
What happens when fragmentation s...,
Why does fragmentation stop,
What happens when fragmentation s...
37  cards
8. Observed Properties of Molecular Clouds
How to get the velocity disperatio,
What is velocity dispersion for p...,
How to quickly work out the sound...
51  cards
9. Rotation and Magnetic Fields
Equation for angular momentum l o...,
What forces act in the equatorial...,
What happens to the balance of ce...
51  cards
10. Accretion Disks
When does an accretion disk form,
What shape are accretion disks,
What is the orbital velocity of a...
65  cards
11. Formation of Massive Stars
Does a hr diagram stand for,
What is the stellar birth line,
What does the birth line for mass...
90  cards
12. Jets and Outflows
What is a bow shock,
Why do we see knotty outflows,
What are herbig haro objects
54  cards
13. Dispersal of the Protoplanetary Disk
How does the star evolve from cla...,
What is the class iii phase also ...,
Which are more emissive at ir wav...
26  cards
14. Formation of Planetary Systems
Difference between asteroid and k...,
How many planets do we have,
What are the 4 terrestrial planets
120  cards

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