Three-dimensional MHD simulations of molecular cloud fragmentation regulated by gravity, ambipolar diffusion, and turbulence
2008 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 115-116
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AbstractWe find that the star formation is accelerated by the supersonic turbulence in the magnetically dominated (subcritical) clouds. We employ a fully three-dimensional simulation to study the role of magnetic fields and ion-neutral friction in regulating gravitationally driven fragmentation of molecular clouds. The time-scale of collapsing core formation in subcritical clouds is a few ×107 years when starting with small subsonic perturbations. However, it is shortened to approximately several ×106 years by the supersonic flows in the clouds. We confirm that higher-spacial resolution simulations also show the same result.
2010 ◽
Vol 6
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pp. 7-17
2015 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 38-41
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2018 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 100-100
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2013 ◽
Vol 9
(S302)
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pp. 10-20
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2010 ◽
Vol 6
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pp. 115-122
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2016 ◽
Vol 11
(S322)
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pp. 133-136
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2020 ◽
Vol 492
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pp. 5641-5654
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