Theory of Stellar Formation

恒星形成问题目前在观测和理论上都得到了积极的研究。首席研究人员建议使用三维流体力学对原恒星云坍塌成年轻恒星物体的过程进行数值模拟。目标是通过使物理学更现实来改进现有的这类计算：在起始模型中包括磁效应，通过恒星风的质量损失，以及旋转不稳定性。他还建议提高计算的空间分辨率和数值精度。

The problem of star formation is presently actively studied both observationally and theoretically. The Principal Investigator proposes to model numerically the collapse of a protostellar cloud into a young stellar object, using 3-dimensional hydrodynamics. The goal is to improve on the existing sets of calculations of this kind by making the physics more realistic: including magnetic effects in the starting models, mass loss through stellar winds, and rotational instabilities. He also proposes to improve the spatial resolution and numerical accuracy of the calculations.