Shock-generated vorticity in the interstellar medium and the origin of the stellar initial mass function

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 702, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-49

  Kevlahan, N ^a,b   Pudritz, Ralph E ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ISM: kinematics and dynamics; ISM: structure; Mass function; Shock waves; Stars: formation; Stars: luminosity Function; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449589011     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/702/1/39     Document Type: Article

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