The Origin of the Stellar Mass Distribution and Multiplicity

In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and theories. We focus mostly on star formation in clustered environment since this is suggested by observations to be the d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Space science reviews 2020-06, Vol.216 (4), Article 70
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Yueh-Ning, Offner, Stella S. R., Hennebelle, Patrick, André, Philippe, Zinnecker, Hans, Ballesteros-Paredes, Javier, Inutsuka, Shu-ichiro, Kruijssen, J. M. Diederik
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Astrophysics and Astroparticles Binary systems Initial mass function Mass distribution Physics Physics and Astronomy Planetology Space Exploration and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics Star & galaxy formation Star Formation Stellar mass
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Zusammenfassung:	In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and theories. We focus mostly on star formation in clustered environment since this is suggested by observations to be the dominant mode of star formation. The statistical properties and the fragmentation behaviour of turbulent gas is discussed, and we also discuss the formation of binaries and small multiple systems.
ISSN:	0038-6308 1572-9672
DOI:	10.1007/s11214-020-00699-2