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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.

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