Self-gravitational collapse of a magnetized cloud core: high resolution simulations with three-dimensional MHD nested grid

We investigate self-gravitational collapse of magnetized molecular cloud cores and formation of the outflow. We employ a nested grid in order to resolve fine structures of protostar and outflow generation, of which size is as small as 1 AU, and to follow the whole structure of the molecular cloud core, of which radius reaches 0.1 - 1 pc, simultaneously. The nested grid allows us to follow the evolution of the cloud core with the high dynamic range of 105

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2004
• Where: CPHYSICS
• Authors: Tomoaki Matsumoto, Masahiro N. Machida, Kohji Tomisaka, Tomoyuki Hanawa
• Keywords: Cloud Core, CPHYSICS 2004, Molecular Cloud Core, Nested Grid