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The Influence of Disk Composition on the Evolution of Stars in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei
Alexander J. Dittmann, Adam S. Jermyn, Matteo Cantiello
Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes, powering active galactic nuclei (AGN), can capture stars from nuclear star clusters or form stars in situ via gravitational in…
Implications of a Temperature Dependent IMF III: Mass Growth and Quiescence
Charles L. Steinhardt, Albert Sneppen, Hagan Hensley +10
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is predicted to depend upon the temperature of gas in star-forming molecular clouds. The introduction of an additional parameter, …
Implications of a Temperature Dependent IMF II: An Updated View of the Star-Forming Main Sequence
Charles L. Steinhardt, Albert Sneppen, Basel Mostafa +11
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is predicted to depend upon the temperature of gas in star-forming molecular clouds. The introduction of an additional parameter, …
Implications of a Temperature Dependent IMF I: Photometric Template Fitting
Albert Sneppen, Charles L. Steinhardt, Hagan Hensley +3
A universal stellar initial mass function (IMF) should not be expected from theoretical models of star formation, but little conclusive observational evidence for a variable IMF ha…
Effects of an Immortal Stellar Population in AGN Disks
Adam S. Jermyn, Alexander J. Dittmann, B. McKernan +2
Stars are likely embedded in the gas disks of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). Theoretical models predict that in the inner regions of the disk these stars accrete rapidly, with fresh…
Accretion onto Stars in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei
Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello, Adam S. Jermyn
Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes are thought to power active galactic nuclei (AGN). Stars may form in gravitationally unstable regions of these disks, or may be…
Multiphase Gas and the Fractal Nature of Radiative Turbulent Mixing Layers
Drummond B. Fielding, Eve C. Ostriker, Greg L. Bryan +1
A common situation in galactic and intergalactic gas involves cold dense gas in motion relative to hot diffuse gas. Kelvin-Helmholtz instability creates a turbulent mixing layer an…
Thermal Regulation and the Star-Forming Main Sequence
Charles L. Steinhardt, Adam S. Jermyn, Jackie Lodman
We argue that the interplay between cosmic rays, the initial mass function, and star formation plays a crucial role in regulating the star-forming "main sequence". To explore these…
The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Stellar Initial Mass Function
Adam S. Jermyn, Charles L. Steinhardt, Christopher A. Tout
We argue that an increased temperature in star-forming clouds alters the stellar initial mass function to be more bottom-light than in the Milky Way. At redshifts , he…