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Physical Processes in Massive Star Formation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017
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The gravitational fragmentation theory of star formation is reviewed. Theoretical arguments are presented which suggest that the lower stellar mass cut-off to the IMF in giant HII regions may be as high as 10 M ⊙. Mechanisms for bimodal star formation are described in the context of a coagulation model for formation of the giant molecular clouds, and application is made to starbursting galaxies.
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- Session 5. Massive Star Evolution
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 116: Luminous Stars and Associations in Galaxies , 1986 , pp. 301 - 315
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- Copyright © Reidel 1986