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The mass function

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New Light on Dark Stars

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The number of stars per unit mass — the stellar mass function — describes how a molecular cloud redistributes its material to form stars. This parameter is also a necessary ingredient for determining the mass distribution and the total stellar mass in star clusters and external galaxies. It is therefore fundamental to both star-formation theory and Galactic structure.

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Reid, I.N., Hawley, S.L. (2000). The mass function. In: New Light on Dark Stars. Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3663-7_8

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