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Salpeter function

کریای ِ سلپیتر

karyâ-ye Salpeter

Fr.: équation de Salpeter

The first mathematical description of the → initial mass function (IMF) of newly formed stars of solar to → intermediate-masses. It is proportional to M^-2.35, where M is the stellar mass. → Salpeter slope.

Named after the Austrian-Australian-American astrophysicist Edwin Ernest Salpeter (1924-2008); → function.

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