First Structure Formation and the First Stars
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We discuss the results of recent 3D simulations of first structure formation in relationship to the formation of the first stars. On the basis of a new, high-resolution AMR simulation (spatial dynamic range = 30,000,000), we conclude that the first stars are likely to be massive.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0005246,
title = {First Structure Formation and the First Stars},
author = {Michael L. Norman and Tom Abel and Greg Bryan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0005246},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
11 pages, 4 figures (see http://logy.harvard.edu/tabel/Homepage/trans.html for color postscripts of Fig. 3.) to appear in "The First Stars", Eds. A. Weiss, T. Abel & V. Hill, Proceedings of the MPA/ESO Workshop, Garching, Germany 4-6 August 1999, (Springer Verlag, Heidelberg)