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Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds: The Initial Phase of a Stellar Cluster

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New Horizons of Computational Science

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 263))

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Using smoothed particle hydrodynamics in combination with the special-purpose hardware device GRAPE, we follow the fragmentation process and dynamical evolution in the interior of molecular clouds until most of the gas is converted to form a cluster of protostellar cores. The properties of this protostellar cluster are compared to observational data from star forming regions.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany

    Ralf S. Klessen & Andreas Burkert

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  1. Ralf S. Klessen
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  1. Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama-ken, Japan

    T. Ebisuzaki

  2. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    J. Makino

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Klessen, R.S., Burkert, A. (2001). Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds: The Initial Phase of a Stellar Cluster. In: Ebisuzaki, T., Makino, J. (eds) New Horizons of Computational Science. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 263. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0864-8_27

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