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Galactic star formation in parsec-scale resolution simulations

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The interstellar medium (ISM) in galaxies is multiphase and cloudy, with stars forming in the very dense, cold gas found in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs). Simulating the evolution of an entire galaxy, however, is a computational problem which covers many orders of magnitude, so many simulations cannot reach densities high enough or temperatures low enough to resolve this multiphase nature. Therefore, the formation of GMCs is not captured and the resulting gas distribution is smooth, contrary...

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10.1017/S1743921311000858

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University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Journal website
Volume:
6
Issue:
S270
Pages:
487-490
Publication date:
2011-04-27
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1743-9221
ISSN:
1743-9213
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pubs:205752
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uuid:3de1c17a-15dd-4f85-979c-415abe0fe205
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205752
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2012-12-19

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