Massive Stars: Their Environment and Formation
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Cloud environment is thought to play a critical role in determining the mechanism of
formation of massive stars. In this contribution we review the physical characteristics of the environment
around recently formed massive stars. Particular emphasis is given to recent high angular resolution observations
which have improved our knowledge of the physical conditions and kinematics of compact regions
of ionized gas and of dense and hot molecular cores associated with luminous O and B stars. We will show
that this large body of data, gathered during the last decade, has allowed signiÐcant progress in the
understanding of the physical processes that take place during the formation and early evolution of massive
stars.
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URI: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/125959
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC, 111:1049È1087, 1999 September
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