The minimum mass for star formation, and the origin of binary brown dwarfs

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 458, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 817-829

  Whitworth, A P ^a   Stamatellos, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Instabilities; Stars: binaries: close; Stars: formation; Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs; Stars: planetary systems: formation

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC RAYS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; SPACE RESEARCH;

BINARY BROWN DWARFS; COSMOLOGICAL; PLANETARY SYSTEMS; STAR FORMATION;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33750728932     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065806     Document Type: Article

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