Les Houches School of PhysicsSince 1951

Stars are the building blocks of our Universe. Not only do they synthetise all heavy elements, but they heat their surrounding medium and host planets, the cradle of life. Understanding star formation is thus of fundamental interest in astrophysics. Yet it is an extremely rich multi-scale and multi-physics process which entails several fields of knowledge. The purpose of the school is to provide the newer generation of scientists with the basic knowledge necessary to carry out research in this field.