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Explosion-triggered star formation in the central region of the Galaxy

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The role of shock waves generated by explosions in the nucleus of a galaxy and propagating through the surrounding gas, on the efficiency of star formation in this region, is investigated. It is found that if the gas in the shock-compressed layer follows polytropic changes in the density and temperature, a very wide range of masses of the fragments can be formed. Calculation shows that under suitable physical conditions a burst of star formation is actually realized.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

    B. Basu & T. Kanjilal

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Basu, B., Kanjilal, T. Explosion-triggered star formation in the central region of the Galaxy. Astrophys Space Sci 152, 203–214 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636306

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