Star formation - The influence of velocity fields and turbulence

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May 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982apj...256..505h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 256, May 15, 1982, p. 505-513. NASA-supported research.

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Gravitational Collapse, Star Formation, Stellar Mass, Cosmology, Thermodynamics, Turbulence, Velocity Distribution

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It is shown that the Jeans mass for gravitational collapse can be very much reduced by the influence velocity fields, even when allowance is made for non-isothermal gas behavior. We examine the role of turbulence in establishing the initial stellar mass function and show that the flattening and/or turnover at the low mass end may be a signature of interstellar turbulence. We consider also the implications of primordial turbulence for the formation of stars in the early universe.

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