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The Dynamical Interstellar Medium: Insights from Numerical Models

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Numerical models of the dynamical interstellar medium show that interactions between structures such as supernova remnants and superbubbles are more important than the structures themselves in determining the behavior of the ISM. I review the techniques and conclusions of recent global models, focussing on what they tell us about the formation of star-forming giant molecular clouds.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0006322,
  title  = {The Dynamical Interstellar Medium: Insights from Numerical Models},
  author = {Mordecai-Mark Mac Low},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0006322},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

six pages, no figures, invited review for Stars, Gas, and Dust in Galaxies (eds. D. Alloin, K. Olsen, and G. Galaz)