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Physical Processes in Massive Star Formation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Joseph Silk
Joseph Silk*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of California Berkeley, Ca 94720, USA

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The gravitational fragmentation theory of star formation is reviewed. Theoretical arguments are presented which suggest that the lower stellar mass cut-off to the IMF in giant HII regions may be as high as 10 M ⊙. Mechanisms for bimodal star formation are described in the context of a coagulation model for formation of the giant molecular clouds, and application is made to starbursting galaxies.

Type
Session 5. Massive Star Evolution
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 116: Luminous Stars and Associations in Galaxies , 1986 , pp. 301 - 315
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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