Hidden mass in the solar neighborhood |
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Authors: | Shiv S Kumar |
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Institution: | (1) Leander McCormick Observatory, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, USA |
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Abstract: | It is suggested that the minimum mass of a star at the time of its formation is approximately 0.01M
. Making use of this fact and the stellar mass functionF(M) M
–, it is found that the hidden mass (or the missing mass) in the solar neighborhood may be explained by the presence of a large number of invisible stars of very low mass (0.01M
M<0.07M
). |
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