A theory for the initial mass function

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Jan 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...438l..41s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 438, no. 1, p. L41-L44

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

86

Astronomical Models, Interstellar Matter, Line Spectra, Mathematical Models, Molecular Clouds, Protostars, Star Formation, Stellar Mass Accretion, Deposition, Galactic Evolution, Metallicity, Starburst Galaxies, Stellar Winds

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Theoretical arguments are presented for the origin of the stellar initial mass function and for the characteristic mass of a protostar, in terms of the distribution of suprathermal linewidths in molecular clouds. The line widths are generated by protostellar outflows, which are also responsible for limiting the mass that is accreted by a forming star.

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