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The Formation Mechanism and Resulting Properties of Brown Dwarfs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Matthew R. Bate ,
Ian A. Bonnell  and
Volker Bromm
Matthew R. Bate
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, United Kingdom
Ian A. Bonnell
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
Volker Bromm
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

Abstract

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We present results from the most complex hydrodynamical star formation calculation performed to date. It follows the collapse and fragmentation of a large-scale turbulent molecular cloud to form dozens of stars and brown dwarfs. It resolves all fragmentation down to the opacity limit, binary stars with separations as small as 1 AU, and circumstellar disks with radii down to ≈ 10 AU. In this proceedings, we examine the formation mechanism of the brown dwarfs and compare the initial mass function and the properties of the brown dwarfs with observations.

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Type
Part 1. Genesis
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 211: Brown Dwarfs , 2003 , pp. 27 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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