Lecture 20The Formation of Stars where and how讲座20星星的形成和如何.pptVIP

Lecture 20…The Formation of Stars: where and how Nature provides a hint: young star clusters A star cluster with O Main Sequence stars cannot be more than a few million years old. It may still retain information about the processes of formation The prime example: M42, the Orion Nebula Another characteristic of star formation regions, Dark Clouds What causes the red glow near young star clusters? Some physics of the hydrogen atom: “quantized” energy levels “Transitions” between states via absorption or emission of light Now talk about molecules (explanation later). They have quantized energy l