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I review some of the observations that have enabled us to probe the kinematics of accretion onto protostars. Special emphasis is given to molecular line profile diagnostics which combined with radiative transfer provide both some of the clearest evidence of accretion onto protostars and also suggest limitations to the current star formation models. A parallel is drawn for the formation of high mass and low mass stars, and evidence is given to suggest they are all formed by accretion processes. Finally, I list some conclusions and current open problems in the field.
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Mardones, D. (2003). The Initial Conditions for Star Formation. In: Lépine, J., Gregorio-Hetem, J. (eds) Open Issues in Local Star Formation. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 299. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2600-5_42
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