The formation of a star cluster: predicting the properties of stars and brown dwarfs
The formation of a star cluster: predicting the properties of stars and brown dwarfs
We present results from the largest numerical simulation of star formation to resolve the fragmentation process down to the opacity limit. The simulation follows the collapse and fragmentation of a large-scale turbulent molecular cloud to form a stellar cluster and, simultaneously, the formation of circumstellar discs and binary stars. This …