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      Turbulent molecular clouds

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            The distribution of stellar masses that form in one star formation event in a given volume of space is called the initial mass function (IMF). The IMF has been estimated from low-mass brown dwarfs to very massive stars. Combining IMF estimates for different populations in which the stars can be observed individually unveils an extraordinary uniformity of the IMF. This general insight appears to hold for populations including present-day star formation in small molecular clouds, rich and dense massive star-clusters forming in giant clouds, through to ancient and metal-poor exotic stellar populations that may be dominated by dark matter. This apparent universality of the IMF is a challenge for star formation theory, because elementary considerations suggest that the IMF ought to systematically vary with star-forming conditions.
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              Mass, luminosity, and line width relations of Galactic molecular clouds

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                Journal
                The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
                Astron Astrophys Rev
                Springer Science and Business Media LLC
                0935-4956
                1432-0754
                October 2012
                November 10 2012
                October 2012
                : 20
                : 1
                Article
                10.1007/s00159-012-0055-y
                776fade1-83b1-4270-8be8-4de997f27d47
                © 2012

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