# Disruption of giant molecular clouds and formation of bound star clusters under the influence of momentum stellar feedback

@article{Li2019DisruptionOG,
title={Disruption of giant molecular clouds and formation of bound star clusters under the influence of momentum stellar feedback},
author={Hui Li and Mark Vogelsberger and Federico Marinacci and Oleg Gnedin},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2019},
volume={487},
pages={364-380}
}
• H. Li, +1 author O. Gnedin
• Published 2019
• Physics
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Energetic feedback from star clusters plays a pivotal role in shaping the dynamical evolution of giant molecular clouds (GMCs). To study the effects of stellar feedback on the star formation efficiency of the clouds and the dynamical response of embedded star clusters, we perform a suite of isolated GMC simulations with star formation and momentum feedback subgrid models using the moving-mesh hydrodynamics code \textsc{Arepo}. The properties of our simulated GMCs span a wide range of initial… Expand

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