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Theories of the initial mass function [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2010 AbstractWe review the various theories which have been proposed along the years to explain the origin of the stellar initial mass function. We pay particular attention to four models, namely the competitive accretion and the theories based respectively on stopped accretion, MHD shocks and turbulent dispersion.
Hennebelle, Patrick, Chabrier, Gilles
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Extragalactic constraints on the initial mass function [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2008 6 pages, 5 figures, accepted to ...
Rita Tojeiro +3 more
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THE INITIAL MASS FUNCTION OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2010 We determine an absolute calibration of the initial mass function (IMF) of early-type galaxies, by studying a sample of 56 gravitational lenses identified by the SLACS Survey. Under the assumption of standard Navarro, Frenk & White dark matter halos, a combination of lensing, dynamical, and stellar population synthesis models is used to disentangle
Matthew W. Auger +7 more
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The Initial Mass Function as given by the fragmentation [PDF]
Astronomische Nachrichten, 2005 The dichotomy between a universal mass function (IMF) and a variable IMF which depends on local physical parameters characterises observational and theoretical stellar astronomy. In this contribution the available distributions of probability are briefly reviewed.
Barrado y Navascués +36 more
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The initial mass function: Now and then
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1997 10 pages, postscript. To appear in "Proceedings 7th Annual Astrophysics Conference in Maryland-STAR FORMATION NEAR AND FAR"
Gregory G. Fahlman, Harvey B. Richer
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The Dawes Review 8: Measuring the Stellar Initial Mass Function [PDF]
Publications Astronomical Society of Australia, 2018 The birth of stars and the formation of galaxies are cornerstones of modern astrophysics. While much is known about how galaxies globally and their stars individually form and evolve, one fundamental property that affects both remains elusive.
A. Hopkins
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Clump lifetimes and the initial mass function [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2007 7 pages, 3 figures, accepted to ...
Ralf S. Klessen +2 more
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Initial mass function of intermediate-mass black hole seeds [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2014 MNRAS, in press.
Ferrara, A. +3 more
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A nonextensive insight into the stellar initial mass function [PDF]
EPL (Europhysics Letters), 2019 the present paper, we propose that the stellar initial mass distributions as known as IMF are best fitted by $q$-Weibulls that emerge within nonextensive statistical mechanics. As a result, we show that the Salpeter's slope of $\sim$2.35 is replaced when a $q$-Weibull distribution is used.
M. M. F. Nepomuceno +3 more
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Evidence for Universality in the Initial Planetesimal Mass Function [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2017 Abstract Planetesimals may form from the gravitational collapse of dense particle clumps initiated by the streaming instability. We use simulations of aerodynamically coupled gas–particle mixtures to investigate whether the properties of planetesimals formed in this way depend upon the sizes of the particles that participate in the ...
Jacob B. Simon +6 more
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