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Turbulent Fragmentation

Turbulent Fragmentation is a theoretical framework in star formation theory that explains the origin of stellar multiplicity and clustered star formation through the stochastic breakup of molecular cloud gas via supersonic turbulence, where density fluctuations induced by turbulent motions overcome local gravitational stability and lead to the hierarchical formation of gravitationally bound cores.

200

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18.2K

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433

Authors

255

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2017–2026

60

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200

The Stellar Initial Mass Function from Turbulent Fragmentation

Paolo Padoan, Åke Nordlund · The Astrophysical Journal · 2002 · 1K citations · Full text

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The formation of a star cluster: predicting the properties of stars and brown dwarfs

Matthew R. Bate, I. A. Bonnell, Volker Bromm · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2003 · 784 citations · Full text

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The hierarchical formation of a stellar cluster

I. A. Bonnell, Matthew R. Bate, S. G. Vine · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2003 · 432 citations · Full text

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Radiation‐Hydrodynamic Simulations of Collapse and Fragmentation in Massive Protostellar Cores

Mark R. Krumholz, Richard Klein, Christopher F. McKee · The Astrophysical Journal · 2007 · 409 citations · Full text

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Massive star formation: nurture, not nature

I. A. Bonnell, S. G. Vine, Matthew R. Bate · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2004 · 402 citations · Full text

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Authors

433

  1. AP
    A. P. Whitworth

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 544 citations

    11

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  2. RS
    Ralf S. Klessen

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    10 publications · 1.7K citations

    10

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  3. MR
    Matthew R. Bate

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 2.3K citations

    8

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  4. IA
    I. A. Bonnell

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 2.4K citations

    7

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  5. PF
    Philip F. Hopkins

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    7 publications · 385 citations

    7

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Institutions

255

  1. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    42 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    73 publications

    6.3K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    31 publications

    4.1K citations

  4. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    53 publications

    6K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    15 h-index

    23 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    17 publications

    3.6K citations

  7. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. CEA Paris-Saclay

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    12 h-index

    47 publications

    5.2K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 51 publications · 6K citations

    36

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    55 publications · 6.2K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    23 publications · 2.2K citations

    21

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  4. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 6 publications · 226 citations

    8

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    7 publications · 794 citations

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