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Henrik Beuther

Formation and early evolution of massive stars

(Volume 80 - Année 2011)
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Abstract

The early evolutionary stages of high-mass star formation have been subject to intense research for more than a decade now. Because several comprehensive reviews exist, here I focus on a few results obtained in the last two years. Specific questions to be addressed are: What can we learn about the initial conditions of high-mass star formation from recent Herschel observations? How important are magnetic fields for high-mass star-forming clumps and cores? Do we find genuine massive accretion disks? Do high-mass stars form first, last or simultaneously with the low-mass stars during cluster formation?

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Henrik Beuther, «Formation and early evolution of massive stars», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 80 - Année 2011, 200 - 210 URL : http://popups.ulg.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=2683.

About: Henrik Beuther

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany