The Evolution of Giant Molecular Cloud Mass Function due to Cloud-Cloud Collisions

M.I.N. Kobayashi; S.-i. Inutsuka; H. Kobayashi; K. Hasegawa

doi:10.1051/eas/1575077

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Volume 75-76 (2015)

EAS Publications Series, 75-76 (2015) 387-388

Abstract

Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 75-76, 2015 Conditions and Impact of Star Formation


Page(s)		387 - 388
Section		Modelling and Theory
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1575077
Published online		20 May 2016

Conditions and Impact of Star Formation
R. Simon, R. Schaaf and J. Stutzki (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 75–76 (2015) 387-388

The Evolution of Giant Molecular Cloud Mass Function due to Cloud-Cloud Collisions

M.I.N. Kobayashi, S.-i. Inutsuka, H. Kobayashi and K. Hasegawa

Nagoya University, Japan

e-mail: masato.kobayashi@nagoya-u.jp
e-mail: inutsuka@nagoya-u.jp
e-mail: hkobayas@nagoya-u.jp
e-mail: hasegawa.kenji@a.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Abstract

We formulate and numerically integrate the time evolution of giant molecular cloud mass function (GMCMF) on galactic scales. Our results suggest that cloud-cloud collisions do not alter the evolution of GMCMF significantly.