Primordial Star Formation

Table of contents

From Darkness into Light...

Outline

Role of the First Stars

Differences between Primordial and Present S.F.

The Early Universe: DM minihalos

The Early Universe: DM Halos (2)

The First Clumps

Protostellar Accretion

Suicidal Nature of the First Stars

Suicidal Nature of the First Stars (cont.)

Observational Evidence from WMAP

Observational Evidence from Low Metallicity Stars

Observational Evidence from GRB

Remaining Questions

References

The Mysterious Origin of Brown Dwarfs

Presentation