Differential virial analysis: a new technique to determine the dynamical state of molecular clouds

Since molecular clouds form stars, at least some parts of them must be in a state of collapse. However, there is a long-standing debate as to whether that collapse is local, involving only a small fraction of the cloud mass, or global, with most mass in a state of collapse up to the moment when it i...

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Main Authors: Mark R. Krumholz, Charles J. Lada, Jan Forbrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maynooth Academic Publishing 2025-07-01
Series:The Open Journal of Astrophysics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.142097
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