Role of column density in the formation of stars and black holes

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-98

  Larson, Richard B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF GASES; GALAXIES; GRAVITATION;

COOLING RADIATION; GALACTIC NUCLEI; LOWER CRITICAL; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULE FORMATION; ROTATION VELOCITY; STAR FORMATIONS; VELOCITY DISPERSION;

STARS;

EID: 76449116502     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1484     Document Type: Article

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