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The origin of the stellar mass distribution and multiplicity

In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and theories. We focus mostly on star formation in clustered environment since this is suggested by observations to be the d...

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Main Authors: Lee, Yueh-Ning (Author) , Offner, Stella S. R. (Author) , Hennebelle, Patrick (Author) , André, Philippe (Author) , Zinnecker, Hans (Author) , Ballesteros-Paredes, Javier (Author) , Inutsuka, Shu-ichiro (Author) , Kruijssen, Diederik (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 09 June 2020
In: Space science reviews
Year: 2020, Volume: 216, Issue: 4
ISSN:1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-020-00699-2
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00699-2
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Author Notes:Yueh-Ning Lee, Stella S. R. Offner, Patrick Hennebelle, Philippe André, Hans Zinnecker, Javier Ballesteros-Paredes, Shu-ichiro Inutsuka, J. M. Diederik Kruijssen
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Summary:In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and theories. We focus mostly on star formation in clustered environment since this is suggested by observations to be the dominant mode of star formation. The statistical properties and the fragmentation behaviour of turbulent gas is discussed, and we also discuss the formation of binaries and small multiple systems.
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ISSN:1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-020-00699-2

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