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The Universality of the Stellar IMF | | Paolo Padoan
; Ake Nordlund
; Bernard J. T. Jones
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18 Mar 1997 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Abstract: | We propose that the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is universal in the sense that its functional form arises as a consequence of the statistics of random supersonic flows. A model is developed for the origin of the stellar IMF, that contains a dependence on the average physical parameters (temperature, density, velocity dispersion) of the large scale site of star formation. The model is based on recent numerical experiments of highly supersonic random flows that have a strong observational counterpart. It is shown that a Miller-Scalo like IMF is naturally produced by the model for the typical physical conditions in molecular clouds. A more ``massive’’ IMF in star bursts is also predicted. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/9703110 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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