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Star Formation Induced by Supersonic Turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Makoto Tosa  and
Yutaka Sabano
Makoto Tosa
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Yutaka Sabano
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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Supersonic turbulent motion of gas plays a significant role in the dynamics and physics of a cosmic gas cloud. One of the most important effects of the supersonic turbulence is a strong compression of the gas by shock waves, that may trigger the gravitational instability of the shock-compressed layer leading to the formation of stars.

Type
I. Star Forming Processes in the Solar Neighborhood
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 115: Star Forming Regions , 1987 , pp. 444 - 445
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

References

Sabano, Y., and Tosa, M.: 1985, Astrophys. Space Sci. 115, 85.Google Scholar