Salpeter function 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. |