2012/06/07 by Sava Donkov, Donkov, Sava, Orlin Stanchev +3
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Atmospheric Ozone and Climate #FOS: Physical sciences #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1206.1444
Contributed talk at the 8th Serbian-Bulgarian Astronomical Conference, Leskovac, Serbia, May 8-12, 2012; to appear in the Conference proceedings (Publ. Astron. Soc. "Rudjer Boskovic", 2012, Belgrade)
arxiv created 2012/06/07 · openalex publication_date 2012/06/07 · arxiv updated 2012/06/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We develop a statistical approach for description of dense structures (cores) in molecular clouds that might be progenitors of stars. Our basic assumptions are a core mass-density relationship and a power-law density distribution of these objects as testified by numerical simulations and observations. The core mass function (CMF) was derived and its slope in the high-mass regime was obtained analytically. Comparisons with observational CMFs in several Galactic clouds are briefly presented.