Collaborating Authors
Contents
Part I - Introduction and Overviews
Introduction / T. Gehrels
The Cloudy State of Interstellar Matter / D. D. Clayton
The Stellar State: Formation of Solar-Type Stars / R. B. Larson
The Planet-Forming State: Toward a Modern Theory / W. K. Hartmann
Part II - Grains and Chemistry
Current Problems in Interstellar Chemistry / W. D. Watson
The Current State of Interstellar Chemistry of Dense Clouds / E. Herbst
Condensation Processes and the Formation of Cosmic Grains / B. Donn
Mineralogical Similarities between Interstellar Dust and Primitive Solar System Material / R. F. Knacke
Interplanetary Dust: Possible Implications for Comets and Pre-Solar Intersellar Grains / D. E. Brownlee
Part III - Clouds and Fragmentation
Star Formation in Molecular Clouds / N. J. Evans II
Thermal Effects in Nearly Self-Gravitating Diffuse Clouds / M. Jura
Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds / J. Silk
Magnetic Field Structures and Strengths in Dark Clouds / E. J. Chaisson and F. J. Vrba
Formation of Stars and Planetary Systems in Magnetic Intersellar Clouds / T. Ch. Mouschovias
Conditions in Collapsing Clouds / G. B. Field
The Stellar Mass Spectrum / J. M. Scalo
Numerical Calculations of Protostellar Hydrodynamic Collapse / P. Bodenheimer and D. C. Black
The Binary Frequency along the Main Sequence / H. A. Abt
Part IV - Associations and Isotopes
Star Formation in OB Associations / C. J. Lada, L. Blitz and B. G. Elmegreen
The Role of Supernovae in Star Formation and Spiral Structure / W. Herbst and G. E. Assousa
Supernovae and the Formation of the Solar System / D. N. Schramm
The "Bing Bang" Theory of the Origin of the Solar System / H. Reeves
The Chaotic Solar Nebula: Evidence for Episodic Condensation in Several Distinct Zones / W. V. Boynton
Noble Gases in Meteoretic Gas-Rich Minerals: Some Implications for the Formation of the Solar System / L. Alaerts and R. S. Lewis
Part V - Protoplanets and Planetesimals
Physics of the Primitive Solar Nebula and of Giant Gaseous Protoplanets / A. G. W. Cameron
Maximum Temperatures during the Formation of the Solar Nebula / J. T. Watson
Conclusions Derived from the Evidence on Accretion in Meteorites / J. M. Herndon and L. L. Wilkening
Meteorite Magnetism and Early Solar System Magnetic Fields / E. H. Levy and C. P. Sonett
From Dark Intersellar Clouds to Planets and Satellites / H. Alfven
On the Angular Momentum Transfer and the Accumulation of Solid Bodies in the Solar Neblua / V. S. Safronov and T. V. Ruzmaikina
Accumulation of the Terrestrial Planets / G. W. Wetherill
The Accretion of Planets from Planetesimals / R. Greenberg, W. K. Hartmann, C. R. Chapman and J. F. Wacker
Part VI - Cores and Stellar Winds
The FU Orions Phenomenon / G. Welin
Herbig-Haro Objects and their Interpretation / K. H. Bohm
The Spectral Appearance of Solar-Type Collapsing Protostellar Clouds / C. Bertout and H. W. Yorke
Interpreting Infrared Observations of T Tauri Stars / A. E. Rydgren
T Tauri Star Evolution and Evidence for Planetary Formation / C. L. Imhoff
Spectral Characteristics of T Tauri Stars / L. V. Kuhi
The Status of T Tauri Models / R. K. Ulrich
Glossary, Acknowledgments, and Index
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index