A simple law of star formation

P Padoan, T Haugbølle… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
… We propose a simple star formation law, based on the empirical fit to the minimum epsilon ff ,
law is straightforward to implement in simulations and analytical models of galaxy formation

On the origin of the global Schmidt law of star formation

AV Kravtsov - The Astrophysical Journal, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
… is that the Schmidt law can be explained by any process in which gas consumption … star
formation efficiency and the slope of the Schmidt law in the face of complexity of star formation on …

The star formation law in atomic and molecular gas

MR Krumholz, CF McKee… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
… We propose a simple theoretical model for star formation in which the local star formation
rate (SFR) in a galaxy is determined by three factors. First, the interplay between the interstellar …

The global Schmidt law in star-forming galaxies

RC Kennicutt Jr - The astrophysical journal, 1998 - iopscience.iop.org
… several models for the star formation law. This paper is concerned with the behavior of the
star formation law on global scales, averaged over the entire star-forming disk. Such global …

Extended Schmidt law: role of existing stars in current star formation

Y Shi, G Helou, L Yan, L Armus, Y Wu… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
… "extended Schmidt law" with explicit dependence of the star formation efficiency (SFE =
SFR/M gas ) on the stellar mass surface density (Σ star ). This relation has a power-law index of …

The star formation law in molecule-poor galaxies

MR Krumholz - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
star formation forces the density of the cold neutral medium to a value set by two-phase
equilibrium, I show that the low rates of star formation … al. model for star formation and the atomic …

Global star formation revisited

J Silk, C Norman - The Astrophysical Journal, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
… Here, we reassess the Schmidt–Kennicutt (SK) star formation law and develop a simple
multiphase model in terms of the porosity formalism applied to disk galaxies (Silk 2001). We …

Star formation in groups

RB Larson - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1995 - academic.oup.com
… the Taurus stars on the larger scales and the power-law form … formed stars in nearby
well-studied regions of star formation … , most of the newly formed stars are located in small groups (…

The origin of physical variations in the star formation law

C Federrath - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2013 - academic.oup.com
… the observed scatter in the star formation law can be primarily explained by physical variations
in the turbulent Mach number |$\mathcal {M}$| and the star formation efficiency ϵ SF, 0 . …

Different star formation laws for disks versus starbursts at low and high redshifts

E Daddi, D Elbaz, F Walter, F Bournaud… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
… Exploring the relation between the gas content and star formation rate (SFR) of galaxies is
crucial to understanding galaxy formation and evolution. This is required to understand the …