The effect of magnetic fields on the formation of circumstellar discs around young stars

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 311, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 75-80

  Price, Daniel J ^a   Bate, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Star formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248817345     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-007-9549-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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