The Origin of the Stellar Mass Distribution and Multiplicity

In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and theories. We focus mostly on star formation in clustered environment since this is suggested by observations to be the d...

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Published in:Space science reviews 2020-06, Vol.216 (4), Article 70
Main Authors: Lee, Yueh-Ning, Offner, Stella S. R., Hennebelle, Patrick, André, Philippe, Zinnecker, Hans, Ballesteros-Paredes, Javier, Inutsuka, Shu-ichiro, Kruijssen, J. M. Diederik
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Binary systems
Initial mass function
Mass distribution
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Planetology
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
Star & galaxy formation
Star Formation
Stellar mass
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Summary:In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and theories. We focus mostly on star formation in clustered environment since this is suggested by observations to be the dominant mode of star formation. The statistical properties and the fragmentation behaviour of turbulent gas is discussed, and we also discuss the formation of binaries and small multiple systems.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-020-00699-2