The Role of Discs in the Collapse and Fragmentation of Prestellar Cores
Abstract
Disc fragmentation provides an important mechanism for producing low-mass stars in prestellar cores. Here, we describe smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations which show how populations of prestellar cores evolve into stars. We find the observed masses and multiplicities of stars can be recovered under certain conditions.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- Pub Date:
- January 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1017/pasa.2015.55
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1512.06031
- Bibcode:
- 2016PASA...33....4L
- Keywords:
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- stars: formation;
- stars: protostars;
- binaries: general;
- turbulence;
- ISM: kinematics and dynamics;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 11 Pages, 5 Figures. Accepted by PASA as part of the special issue on Disc Dynamics and Planet Formation