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Observations of Low-Mass Dense Cores
Philippe Andre CEA Saclay - Service d'Astrophysique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France | |
| Improving our understanding of the initial conditions and earliest stages of star formation is crucial to gain insight into the origin of stellar masses, multiple systems, and protoplanetary disks. I will review the properties of low-mass dense cores as derived from observations and discuss them in the context of the current debate between two extreme paradigms for the star/core formation process: the dynamic, turbulent picture vs. the quasi-static, magnetic picture. | |