Turbulent dissipation in the interstellar medium: The coexistence of forced and decaying regimes and implications for galaxy formation and evolution

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 553, Issue 2 PART 1, 2001, Pages 645-660

  Avila Reese, Vladimir ^a   Vázquez Semadeni, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: ISM; ISM: kinematics and dynamics; MHD; Stars: formation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035373742     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320944     Document Type: Article

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