On the formation of brown dwarfs

@article{Jiang2003OnTF,
  title={On the formation of brown dwarfs},
  author={Ing-Guey Jiang and Gregory P. Laughlin and Douglas N. C. Lin},
  journal={Revista Mexicana De Astronomia Y Astrofisica},
  year={2003},
  volume={21},
  pages={227-231}
}
The observational properties of brown dwarfs pose challenges to the theory of star formation. Because their masses are much smaller than the typical Jeans m... 
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