3-D simulations of the collapse of nonspherical interstellar clouds

Details 3-D simulations of the collapse of nonspherical interstellar clouds 3-D simulations of the collapse of nonspherical interstellar clouds

Aug 1983

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 125, no. 1, Aug. 1983, p. 45-51.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Models, Gravitational Collapse, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Density Distribution, Mathematical Models, Perturbation Theory

Scientific paper

A few numerical examples of the collapse of nonspherical interstellar clouds with initial density perturbations are presented. The calculations reach far into the non-linear regime and show that the growth rate of the perturbation as well as the probability of fragmentation are complicated functions of the initial conditions. It is found, in accordance with previously published results, that only high-amplitude or long-wavelength perturbations can evolve into well-defined fragments, which can survive the overall collapse of the cloud. The formation of spinning blobs is observed in the case of very strong initial density contrasts.

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