Massive Star and Star Cluster Formation
arXiv:astro-ph/0610490 · doi:10.1017/S1743921307001573
Abstract
I review the status of massive star formation theories: accretion from collapsing, massive, turbulent cores; competitive accretion; and stellar collisions. I conclude the observational and theoretical evidence favors the first of these models. I then discuss: the initial conditions of star cluster formation as traced by infrared dark clouds; the cluster formation timescale; and comparison of the initial cluster mass function in different galactic environments.
7 pages, invited paper in proceedings of IAU Symposium 237, "Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM", eds. B. G. Elmegreen & J. Palous
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