Despite of the flow of new high-resolution observations and advanced
simulations of star forming regions, the main controling agents
of the early phase star formation process remain highly debated.
Due to the complex interplay of gas and dust, magnetic fields, radiation, chemistry,
and turbulence, advanced numerical and observational methods are currently used
to analyze the problem. Many of these methods harbor hidden difficulties, traps,
approximations, and assumptions.
In the current science landscape, these are often unmentioned although overcoming
them might be crucial for a progress
in the understanding of the early phase of star formation.
The main objective of the EPoS 2006 meeting is to present recent results of
research about the early phase of star formation while highlighting the underlying
approximations and assumptions made in numerical and observational methods.
Major emphasis
should be given to suggestions on how to overcome the limitations
of the approximations, assumptions, and reduction techniques.
The meeting focusses on the theoretical and observational aspects of the
first phase of the stellar birth, addressing both low- and high-mass stars.
Topics of particular interest for the conference are triggered star formation,
clustered star formation, cores, chemistry, collapse, fragmentation, jets,
competitive accretion, giant molecular clouds, binarity,
magnetic fields, initial mass function, turbulence,
and early phases of disks.
The following guidelines may help in adapting the presentations and discussions
to the objectives of the meeting:
- "Advertisement" talks may be avoided
- A (self-)critical discussion of the used observational and
numerical techniques as well as the scientific approaches is desired.
- Citations of competing work are encouraged and appreciated.
- Dedicated discussion times can be used to work out the relevance of
approximations
and the feasibility of proposed improvements.
- Posters presented at the meeting which are relevant for the talk should be
addressed in the talk.
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