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We study effect of magnetic field on massive dense core formation in colliding unequal molecular clouds by performing magnetohydrodynamic simulations with sub-parsec resolution (0.015 pc) that can resolve the molecular cores. Initial clouds…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-23 Nirmit Sakre , Asao Habe , Alex R. Pettitt , Takashi Okamoto

We present a unified model for molecular core formation and evolution, based on numerical simulations of converging, supersonic flows. Our model applies to star formation in GMCs dominated by large-scale turbulence, and contains four main…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 Hao Gong , Eve C. Ostriker

The stellar core formation and high speed jets driven by the formed core are studied by using three-dimensional resistive MHD nested grid simulations. Starting with a Bonnor-Ebert isothermal cloud rotating in a uniform magnetic field, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Masahiro N. Machida , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka , Tomoaki Matsumoto

This work aims to develop a computationally inexpensive approach, based on machine learning techniques, to accurately predict thousands of stellar rotation periods. The innovation in our approach is the use of the XGBoost algorithm to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-02 Nuno R. C. Gomes , Fabio Del Sordo , Luís Torgo

Stars form by gravoturbulent fragmentation of interstellar gas clouds. The supersonic turbulence ubiquitously observed in Galactic molecular gas generates strong density fluctuations with gravity taking over in the densest and most massive…

Magnetic fields are dynamically important in the diffuse interstellar medium. Understanding how gravitationally bound, star-forming clouds form requires modeling of the fields in a self-consistent, supernova-driven, turbulent, magnetized,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-02-16 Juan C. Ibáñez-Mejía , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low , Ralf S. Klessen

The diffuse interstellar medium is dynamic, and its chemistry and evolution is determined by shock fronts as well as photodissociation. Shocks are implied by the supersonic motions and velocity dispersion often statistically called…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-17 William T. Reach , Carl Heiles

Star formation is inefficient. Recent advances in numerical simulations and theoretical models of molecular clouds show that the combined effects of interstellar turbulence, magnetic fields and stellar feedback can explain the low…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-12 Christoph Federrath

Massive stars form in clusters within self-gravitating molecular clouds. The size scale of these clusters is sufficiently large that non-thermal, or turbulent, motions of the gas must be taken into account when considering their formation.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jonathan Williams

We discuss the role of turbulence in cloud and star formation, as observed in numerical simulations of the interstellar medium. Turbulent compression at the interfaces of colliding gas streams is responsible for the formation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Vazquez-Semadeni , T. Passot , A. Pouquet

Constraining the physical and chemical evolution of molecular clouds is essential to our understanding of star formation. These investigations often necessitate knowledge of some local representative number density of the gas along the line…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-02 Brandt A. L. Gaches , Michael Y. Grudić

Improving our understanding of the initial conditions and earliest stages of star formation is crucial to gain insight into the origin of stellar masses, multiple systems, and protoplanetary disks. We review the properties of low-mass dense…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-01-29 Philippe André , Shantanu Basu , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka

We perform numerical magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the gravitational collapse and fragmentation of a cylindrical molecular cloud with the help of the FLASH code. The cloud collapses rapidly along its radius without any signs of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-15 I. M. Sultanov , S. A. Khaibrakhmanov

Emission line profiles of tracer molecule H$_2$CO 140 GHz transition from gravitational core collapsing clouds in the dynamic process of forming protostars are calculated, using a simple ray-tracing radiative transfer model. Three…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Yang Gao , Yu-Qing Lou , Kinwah Wu

An overview is presented of the main properties of the interstellar medium. Evidence is summarized that the interstellar medium is highly turbulent, driven on different length scales by various energetic processes. Large-scale turbulence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Andreas Burkert

Star forming molecular clouds are observed to be both highly magnetized and turbulent. Consequently the formation of protostellar disks is largely dependent on the complex interaction between gravity, magnetic fields, and turbulence.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-01-17 William J. Gray , Christopher F. McKee , Richard I. Klein

Observations indicate that massive stars form in regions of very high surface density, ~1 g cm^-2. Clusters containing massive stars and globular clusters have a comparable column density. The total pressure in clouds of such a column…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Christopher F. McKee , Jonathan C. Tan

Protostellar outflows crisscross the regions of star cluster formation, stirring turbulence and altering the evolution of the forming cluster. We model the stirring of turbulent motions by protostellar outflows, building on an observation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Christopher D. Matzner

The evolution of molecular clouds in galactic centres is thought to differ from that in galactic discs due to a significant influence of the external gravitational potential. We present a set of numerical simulations of molecular clouds…

Cluster and void formations are key processes in the dynamics of particle-laden turbulence. In this work, we assess the performance of various neural network models for synthesizing preferential concentration fields of particles in…