Colloquium:- The Basic Physics of Star Formation
Star formation is the main driving mechanism for the evolution of galaxies and provides habitable environments in our universe. Recent observations have emphasized the importance of the formation and evolution of magnetized filamentary molecular clouds in the process of star formation. Theoretical and observational investigations have provided convincing evidence for the formation of molecular cloud cores by the gravitational fragmentation of filamentary molecular clouds on the surfaces of supernova remnants or bubbles. Thus, the mass function and rotations of molecular cloud cores should be directly related to the properties of the filamentary molecular cloud, which determines the initial size and mass distribution of a protoplanetary disk around a protostar created in a core. In this talk the speaker explains his team’s current understanding of the star formation processes in the Galactic disk, and summarize various processes that are required in describing the filamentary molecular clouds to understand the star formation rate/efficiency, and the stellar initial mass function. He, if time allows, will also address how massive stars form in dense molecular clouds identified as “hub-filament systems”, which can be understood in an extension of the filament paradigm.
時間：2023.12.13(三) 16:00~17:00
地點：香港中文大學 科學館L2演講室
講者：Prof. Shu-ichiro INUTSUKA 犬塚修一郎 教授 (日本 名古屋大学理学部 物理学教室*)
語言：英語
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*Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Japan
此活動由香港中文大學物理系主辦。
https://newww.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/23-12-13-Inutsuka-S.pdf
