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Interstellar Turbulence and Star Formation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2011

Alexei G. Kritsuk
Affiliation:
UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0424, La Jolla CA 92093-0424, USA email: akritsuk@ucsd.edu, mlnorman@ucsd.edu
Sergey D. Ustyugov
Affiliation:
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Miusskaya Sq. 4, 125047, Moscow, Russia email: ustyugs@keldysh.ru
Michael L. Norman
Affiliation:
UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0424, La Jolla CA 92093-0424, USA email: akritsuk@ucsd.edu, mlnorman@ucsd.edu
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Abstract

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We provide a brief overview of recent advances and outstanding issues in simulations of interstellar turbulence, including isothermal models for interior structure of molecular clouds and larger-scale multiphase models designed to simulate the formation of molecular clouds. We show how self-organization in highly compressible magnetized turbulence in the multiphase ISM can be exploited in simple numerical models to generate realistic initial conditions for star formation.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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