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Clustered massive star formation in molecular clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2005

Jonathan C. Tan
Jonathan C. Tan
Affiliation:
Inst. of Astronomy, Dept. of Physics, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland email: jt@phys.ethz.ch
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Abstract

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I review some important questions in the field of massive star formation: What are the initial conditions for proto star clusters and how do they arise? What are the initial conditions for individual massive star formation within star clusters? How do massive protostars accumulate their mass? I compare the Turbulent Core Model (McKee & Tan 2003) to several nearby regions, including Orion KL. Here I also discuss the origin of BN's high proper motion.

Keywords

stars: formationISM: kinematics and dynamics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S227: Massive Star Birth: A Crossroads of Astrophysics , May 2005 , pp. 318 - 327
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union