Fragmentation in a rotating protostar: A re-examination of comparison calculations

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The self-gravitating collapse of a rotating, isothermal protostellar cloud has been recalculated with two independent fluid-dynamic computer codes, in three space dimensions, with improved spatial resolution compared to previous calculations. The results again predict fragmentation and formation of a binary protostellar system with properties similar to those obtained in the lower-resolution calculations. The results, however, are in disagreement with those obtained with a particle-dynamic code by Gingold & Monaghan (1981) for the collapse of a cloud from the same initial conditions. Possible explanations for the divergent results are discussed.

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