A unified model for the maximum mass scales of molecular clouds, stellar clusters and high-redshift clumps

We present a simple, self-consistent model to predict the maximum masses of giant molecular clouds (GMCs), stellar clusters and high-redshift clumps as a function of the galactic environment. Recent works have proposed that these maximum masses are set by shearing motions and centrifugal forces, but...

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Main Authors: Reina-Campos, Marta (Author) , Kruijssen, Diederik (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 30 March 2017
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2017, Volume: 469, Issue: 2, Pages: 1282-1298
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stx790
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx790
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Author Notes:Marta Reina-Campos and J.M. Diederik Kruijssen

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