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Star Formation in Expanding Shells: When and Where

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

S. Ehlerová ,
J. Palouš ,
Ch. Theis  and
G. Hensler
S. Ehlerová
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Boční II 1401, 141 39 Prague, Czech Rep
J. Palouš
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Boční II 1401, 141 39 Prague, Czech Rep
Ch. Theis
Affiliation:
Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Univ. Kiel, Germany
G. Hensler
Affiliation:
Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Univ. Kiel, Germany

Abstract

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The fragmentation of expanding shells and subsequent star formation are analyzed using an analytical model and computer simulations. We discuss the role of the sound speed in the ambient interstellar medium and the influence of the finite thickness of the gaseous disk.

Type
Part VII Gas in Superbubbles and in the Galactic Halo
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 166: The Local Bubble and Beyond , 1997 , pp. 413 - 416
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1998

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