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The First Stars
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▪ Abstract We review recent theoretical results on the formation of the first stars in the universe, and emphasize related open questions. In particular, we discuss the initial conditions for Population III star formation, as given by variants of the cold dark matter cosmology. Numerical simulations have investigated the collapse and the fragmentation of metal-free gas, showing that the first stars were predominantly very massive. The exact determination of the stellar masses, and the precise form of the primordial initial mass function, is still hampered by our limited understanding of the accretion physics and the protostellar feedback effects. We address the importance of heavy elements in bringing about the transition from an early star formation mode dominated by massive stars to the familiar mode dominated by low-mass stars at later times. We show how complementary observations, both at high redshifts and in our local cosmic neighborhood, can be utilized to probe the first epoch of star formation.
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- Authors
- Bromm, V., & Larson, R. B.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2004-09-22
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 79-118
- ISSN
- 0066-4146 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-4282
- OpenAlex
- W3023613093
- Cited by
- 957
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 6.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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