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August 22, 2013

New theory points to 'zombie vortices' as key step in star formation
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2013
new theory by fluid dynamics experts at the University of California, Berkeley, shows how "zombie vortices" help lead to the birth of a new star. Reporting Aug. 20 in the journal Physical Review Letters, a team led by computational physicist Philip Marcus shows how variations in gas density lead to instability, which then generates the whirlpool-like vortices needed for stars to form. Astronomers accept that in the first steps of a new star's birth, dense clouds of gas collapse into clumps that, w ... read more

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