Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Table of Contents - 2009 - Volume 5, Symposium S266 (Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space)  

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union (2009), 5:29-34 Cambridge University Press
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doi:10.1017/S1743921309990834

Contributed Papers

Physics and modes of star cluster formation

Matthew R. Batea1

a1 School of Physics, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK email: mbate@astro.ex.ac.uk
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Abstract

I review the progress made in understanding the physics and modes of star cluster formation through the use of direct self-gravitating hydrodynamical simulations, including those that have recently been performed incorporating radiative transfer and magnetic fields.

Keywordsgravitation; hydrodynamics; MHD; radiative transfer; stellar dynamics; methods: numerical; stars: formation; stars: low-mass; brown dwarfs; stars: luminosity function; mass function

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