Thursday
Abstract
Low-mass star, brown dwarf and planet formation in early phase discs
Connecting Scales of Galactic Star Formation in Theory and Observation
University of Central Lancashire
Stars are born with discs that during their initial stages of formation are relatively massive, asymmetric and they are being fed with material from their parent clouds. I will discuss under what conditions such discs can become gravitationally unstable and fragment, focusing on the effect of radiative feedback from newly formed objects. Finally, I will argue that disc fragmentation plays an important role in the formation of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs.
Schedule
09:00 - 10:30
09:48
Thursday
Wilberforce LT-15
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