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astro-ph.GA2016★ 62 cited
The Razor's Edge of Collapse: The Transition Point from Lognormal to Powerlaw in Molecular Cloud PDFs
Blakesley Burkhart, Kye Stalpes, David Collins
We derive an analytic expression for the transitional column density value () between the lognormal and power-law form of the probability distribution function (PDF) in star-f…
astro-ph.GA2016★ 64 cited
GMC Collisions as Triggers of Star Formation. II. 3D Turbulent, Magnetized Simulations
Benjamin Wu, Jonathan C. Tan, Fumitaka Nakamura +3
We investigate giant molecular cloud (GMCs) collisions and their ability to induce gravitational instability and thus star formation. This mechanism may be a major driver of star f…