Protostars and Planets V (Space Science Series) [Hardcover]

Bo Reipurth (Editor), David Jewitt (Editor), Klaus Keil (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Space Science Series | Publication Date: April 5, 2007

Increasing discoveries of new planets beyond our solar system are invigorating the quest for new knowledge and understanding of the birth of stars and planets. This new volume in the Space Science Series, with 249 contributing authors, builds on the latest results from recent advances in ground and space-based astronomy and in numerical computing techniques to offer the most detailed and up-to-date picture of star and planet formation, including the formation of our own solar system. This book emphasizes the cross-disciplinary aspects of the field, with a particular focus on the early evolution of our solar system. Protostars and Planets V is the new foundation for further advancement in the fields of stellar and planetary formation, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students in astronomy, planetary science, and the study of meteorites.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1024 pages
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press (April 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816526540
• ISBN-13: 978-0816526543
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Astronomy & Space Science > Comets, Meteors & Asteroids

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly a thousand pages of information, June 17, 2007

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This review is from: Protostars and Planets V (Space Science Series) (Hardcover)

With nearly a thousand pages of information, nearly seventy black and white photos, and hundreds of line drawings, Protostars and Planets V is a winning selection for any serious college-level holding strong in astronomy. It's the newest volume in the Space Science Series and contains articles from over two hundred contributing professionals, building on the latest advances in astronomy and providing fine cross-disciplinary approaches to the genre. From how stars form and different formations to issues of life in the universe, astronomy students receive an exceptional, in-depth coverage.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Report on Conference V, March 28, 2007

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Protostars and Planets V (Space Science Series) (Hardcover)

The Protostars and Planets V conference was held on the big island of Hawaii on October 24-28, 2005. The conference attracted 805 participants, half of which were from 30 countries outside the United States. This conference, which is held every half dozen years or so, is times so that very substantial progress in a field can be made.

This book, which contains some 58 chapters which correspond to the talks given at the conference and together they represent the state of the art in our present understanding of star and planet formation, young stars, and the early solar system.

Among the major strides made between IV and V include:

. The number of extra solar planets has grown by a factor of 10.
Multiple plants being discovered around some suns.
.New submillimeter detectors.
.Sophisticated numerical simulations on ever-more-powerful computers.
.X-Ray studies of star-forming regions.
.Brown dwarfs has now become part of mainstream astrophysics.
.Much new research into comets and the Kuiper belt.
.Refined dating techniques that established an age of our solar system of 4567 million years.

5.0 out of 5 stars An aspiring astronomer's best friend, September 9, 2010

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KamikazeKirin "aspiring astronomer" (Clemson, SC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Protostars and Planets V (Space Science Series) (Hardcover)

I'm currently in grad school pursuing a PhD in Physics, with a specialty in Planetary Sciences. I've been wanting this book (and others in the Arizona Space Science Series) ever since I borrowed copies from my undergrad professors. I particularly love this book and Asteroids III because those topics are what I'm interested in for thesis research. This book is a veritable cornucopia of information, and coupled with the books "Accretion in Star Formation," by Hartmann, and "The Formation of Stars," by Stahler & Palla, you'll find yourself with an overflowing wealth of references. A great investment (albeit pricey), and this grad student's best friend! :)