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formation function

astronomy
Also known as: Salpeter function
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  • Milky Way Galaxy
    Milky Way Galaxy
    / The stellar luminosity function

    …a time-independent function, the so-called formation function, which would describe the general initial distribution of luminosities, taking into account all stars at the time of formation. Then, by assuming that the rate of star formation in the solar neighbourhood has been uniform since the beginning of this process and by…

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    …a time-independent function, the so-called formation function, which would describe the general initial distribution of luminosities, taking into account all stars at the time of formation. Then, by assuming that the rate of star formation in the solar neighbourhood has been uniform since the beginning of this process and by…

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