Massive Star and Star Cluster Formation
天体物理学
2015-06-24 v1
摘要
I review the status of massive star formation theories: accretion from collapsing, massive, turbulent cores; competitive accretion; and stellar collisions. I conclude the observational and theoretical evidence favors the first of these models. I then discuss: the initial conditions of star cluster formation as traced by infrared dark clouds; the cluster formation timescale; and comparison of the initial cluster mass function in different galactic environments.
引用
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0610490,
title = {Massive Star and Star Cluster Formation},
author = {Jonathan C. Tan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0610490},
year = {2015}
}
备注
7 pages, invited paper in proceedings of IAU Symposium 237, "Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM", eds. B. G. Elmegreen & J. Palous