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1. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleThis is what the first stars looked like as they were being born

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   Sep 14, 2023 · The intense energy released by the first stars not only scattered metals in supernovae, but also blasted the cosmos with ultraviolet light.

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2. skyheadlines.com › protostarsProtostars and Their Role in the Universe Revealed

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   Nov 24, 2023 · While Protostars are not yet generating energy through nuclear fusion, they still heat up as they accrete material. The compression of gas and dust in the core of a protostar raises temperatures and pressures to extreme levels.

3. staff.fnwi.uva.nl › c › TeachingProtostars & pre-main-sequence evolution

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   Hence, in this chapter, we focus on the evolution and detailed structure of the protostar all the way from its formation to the arrival on the main-sequence. 5.1 Timescales. There are three timescales relevant for the protostar: (1) the free-fall timescale of the collapsing core, (2) the Kelvin-Helmholtz timescale, (3) the accretion timescale.

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4. sentinelmission.org › protostarProtostar - Definition & Detailed Explanation - Astronomical ...

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   Apr 12, 2024 · A protostar is a stage in the formation of a star where a dense cloud of gas and dust begins to collapse under its own gravity. This collapse triggers the process of nuclear fusion, which eventually leads to the birth of a new star.

5. www.astro.princeton.edu › ~gk › A403Protostars and planets - Princeton University

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   A protostar can be defined as a star which, although of normal composition, does not yet burn hydrogen; its luminosity is offset instead by gravitational contraction. The entropy of a protostar is higher than the entropy of a main-sequence star of the same mass. As entropy is lost to radiation and

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6. link.springer.com › referenceworkentry › 10Protostars | SpringerLink

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   The protostar phase is unique in that the star’s luminosity arises mostly from the kinetic energy of infalling gas. Following infall, the star then contracts slowly. During this longer, pre-main-sequence phase, energy is released by the increasing gravitational binding of the star.

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   What is a protostar in physics?

   • What is a Protostar? A protostar is a stage in the formation of a star where a dense cloud of gas and dust begins to collapse under its own gravity. This collapse triggers the process of nuclear fusion, which eventually leads to the birth of a new star.

   Protostar - Definition & Detailed Explanation - Astronomical Objects

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   Why is the protostar phase unique?

   • The protostar phase is unique in that the star’s luminosity arises mostly from the kinetic energy of infalling gas. Following infall, the star then contracts slowly. During this longer, pre-main-sequence phase, energy is released by the increasing gravitational binding of the star.

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   Do protostars fuse hydrogen into helium?

   • Protostars, as we have emphasized, are too young and cold to fuse hydrogen into helium. Indeed, they are younger than pre-main-sequence stars, which derive their luminosity from gravitational contraction rather than fusion. Nevertheless, both protostars and pre-main-sequence stars do ignite deuterium.

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   Why is a protostar brighter than a pre-main-sequence star?

   • Moreover, a protostar should be brighter on average than a pre-main-sequence star, since it is deriving extra energy from infall. Class I sources are observed to have the same luminosities as T Tauri stars. This fact constitutes the “luminosity problem” of star formation theory.

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8. aasnova.org › 2017/03/01 › the-birth-of-disks-aroundThe Birth of Disks Around Protostars - AAS Nova

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   Mar 1, 2017 · Long before they start fusing hydrogen at their centers — when they are still just hot overdensities in the process of contracting — we call them protostars. These low-mass cores are hidden at the hearts of the clouds of molecular gas from which they are born.