Formation of Stars and Planets

The objective of the course unit is to provide an in depth knowledge of the star and planet formation processes, starting from molecular clouds, down to the processes that shape the global architecture of planetary systems around the Sun and other stars.

At the end of the course unit the student will:1) Understand and interpret the basic observables related to young stars;2) Know the detection methods of extra-solar planets;3) Identify the statistical properties of the population of extra-solar planets;4) Identify the physical processes that determine the evolution of the systems considered;5) Describe analytically the properties of theoretical models for the interpretation of observational data.