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Physical and Dynamical Conditions in Interstellar Clouds
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2015
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The most far-reaching result to come from the study of interstellar molecules has been the recognition of a new class of galactic structures - molecular clouds. These clouds appear to contain most of the mass of the interstellar medium and are the objects from which new stars are formed. Thus, a prerequisite for any understanding of the star formation process is a knowledge of the physical and dynamical conditions in molecular clouds.
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 87: Interstellar Molecules , 1980 , pp. 1 - 19
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- Copyright © Reidel 1980
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