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The presence of flux from the galactic magnetic field alters radically the problems of equilibrium, collapse and fragmentation of self-gravitating gas clouds. An adequate theory must incorporate the Alfvénic turbulent motions that can yield support along the magnetic field even in a cool cloud; magnetic transport of angular momentum; flux leakage, primarily through ambipolar diffusion; and the effect of the field and the associated turbulence on the masses of the first optically thick fragments.
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Mestel, L. (1989). The Early Stages of Star Formation. In: Belvedere, G. (eds) Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields in Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 156. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2401-7_16
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