Why is the Star Formation Rate Proportional to Dense Gas Mass?

Why is the Star Formation Rate Proportional to Dense Gas Mass?

One of the most profound empirical laws of star formation is the Gao–Solomon relation, a linear correlation between the star formation rate (SFR) and the dense molecular gas mass. It is puzzling how the complicated physics in star formation results in this surprisingly simple proportionality. Using...

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Main Authors: Sihan Jiao, Fengwei Xu, Hauyu Baobab Liu, Yuxin Lin, Jingwen Wu, Zhi-Yu Zhang, Zhiqiang Yan, Di Li, Chao-Wei Tsai, Yongkun Zhang, Linjing Feng, Ke Wang, Zheng Zheng, Fanyi Meng, Hao Ruan, Fangyuan Deng, Keyun Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Star formation
Initial mass function
Molecular clouds
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/add480
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