Feedback and the Initial Mass function

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2004-10-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0410080v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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To appear in IMF@50: The Stellar Initial Mass Function Fifty Years Later, eds E. Corbelli, F. Palla, and H. Zinnecker, held at

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I describe a turbulence-inspired model for the stellar initial mass function which includes feedback and self-regulation via protostellar outflows. A new aspect of the model provides predictions of the star formation rate in molecular clouds and gas complexes. A similar approach is discussed for self-regulation on kiloparsec scales via supernova input, and an expression is presented for the global star formation rate that depends on the turbulent pressure of the interstellar medium.

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