ON THE IMF IN A TRIGGERED STAR FORMATION CONTEXT
The origin of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is a fundamental issue in the theory of star formation. It is generally fit with a composite power law. Some clues on the progenitors can be found in dense starless cores that have a core mass function (CMF) with a similar shape. In the low-mass...
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IOP Publishing,
2015-09-08T11:39:39Z.
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