Results of numerical modeling of the evolution of an ensemble of giant molecular clouds in a spiral galaxy are presented. These results are used to demonstrate limitations of the formalism based on the Smoluchowski equation, which is commonly employed in various problems of aggregation. The mass spectra of the clouds obtained from direct modeling are flatter than the spectrum corresponding to the solution of the Smoluchowski equation. The reasons for this difference in the spectra are discussed.

Язык оригиналаанглийский
Страницы (с-по)697-702
Число страниц6
ЖурналAstronomy Letters
Том22
Номер выпуска5
СостояниеОпубликовано - 1 сен 1996

    Предметные области Scopus

  • Космические науки и планетоведение
  • Астрономия и астрофизика

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