THE FORMATION OF STARS AND PLANETARY SYSTEMS

SC 204 THE FORMATION OF STARS AND PLANETARY SYSTEMS

The formation of our Sun and Solar System from a spinning disk of gas and dust can be deduced from Newton’s laws of gravitation. However, it was not until the last few decades that we have obtained observational evidence to explain the complex processes by which stars and planets actually coalesce. This class will present developments in UV, X-ray, radio, infrared, and millimeter and submillimeter astronomy that have helped explain protostellar discs. We will discuss the current understanding of star and planetary system formation processes and some of the remaining questions in this field.

Presenter: Mary Barsony, B.A. English, UC Berkeley, B.A. French, Sorbonne, B.A. Physics, MIT, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Developer: Michal Peri

Friday, October 9
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Friday, December 18 **Added session; not listed in Fall catalog.
1:30 - 3:30 PM

Facilitators:
Phil Friedel 949-551-4157, friedel@surfree.com
Kristien Evans 949-231-8571, kristien5@gmail.com