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A single-slope Salpeter IMF overpredicts the stellar M ★/L B ratio by about a factor of 2, which requires the IMF to be flatter below ∼ 1M ⊙.
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Renzini, A. (2005). Steeper, Flatter, OR Just Salpeter? Evidence From Galaxy Evolution and Galaxy Clusters. In: Corbelli, E., Palla, F., Zinnecker, H. (eds) The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 327. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3407-7_43
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