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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2015
There are two levels of interest in the abundance of molecular hydrogen in the interstellar gas. (i) Even a low abundance can enhance the cooling rate at a few hundred K. (ii) Densities comparable with or larger than those of atomic hydrogen could affect the dynamics in the galactic disk, if widespread, or at least affect star formation, if restricted to isolated large clouds.