Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982nyasa.395..257s&link_type=abstract
(NASA, National Science Foundation, New York Academy of Sciences, et al., Symposium on the Orion Nebula to Honor Henry Draper, N
Physics
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Gravitational Effects, Planetary Nebulae, Protostars, Star Formation, Stellar Winds, Clumps, Fragmentation, Gravitational Collapse, Molecular Clouds, Orion Nebula, T Tauri Stars
Scientific paper
Aspects of the current theory of molecular-cloud (MC) evolution and star formation are reviewed, with consideration of recent star and MC observations. The problem of MC collapse is discussed in terms of fragmentation in spherically symmetric collapse, the role of magnetic fields and density fluctuations, anisotropic collapse, and nonlinear interactions between fragments. Protostellar winds are identified as the source of the energy supporting MC against collapse, sweeping shells of mass into MC to produce low-mass stars continuously, and sustaining the production of massive stars once it is triggered by the collision of MCs, as in the spiral density-wave peaks. The clumping and coagulation processes are considered for the case of the MC in Orion. The protostellar-wind mass input required to inhibit systematic MC-core collapse is estimated at 10 to the -6th solar mass/cu pc year.
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