Published January 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Three-dimensional calculations of the formation of the presolar nebula from a slowly rotating cloud

Creators

  • 1. Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC

Description

Preliminary three-dimensional hydrodynamical calculations of the collapse of slowly rotating interstellar cloud are presented. The calculations include radiative transfer effects in the Eddington approximation, as well as detailed equations of state for the nonisothermal regime of protostellar evolution. The obtained solutions to the calculations show that very slowly rotating clouds (with ratios of rotational energy to gravitational energy of 10 to the -3rd or less) avoid fragmentation and collapse to form single central objects. Such objects contain quasistatic cores with densities of about 10 to the -10 g per cu cm. The contribution of nonaxisymmetry and differential rotation to the gravitational torque and rapid transfer of angular momentum observed in presolar nebula are discussed in detail. 16 references

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Icarus
Journal Volume
61
Series
Icarus.
Journal Page Range
3-9
ISSN
0019-1035
CODEN
ICRSA

Conference

Title
2. protostars and planets conference.
Dates
4-7 Jan 1984.
Place
Tucson, AZ (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17000798
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; COSMIC GASES; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; NEBULAE; PROTOSTARS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; ROTATION; SOLAR NEBULA; STAR EVOLUTION; STAR MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
FLUIDS; GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-840183--.