Simulating the Formation of Primordial Proto-Stars
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We study the formation of primordial proto-stars in a ACDM universe using high-resolution cosmological simulations. Our approach includes all the relevant atomic and molecular physics necessary to follow the thermal evolution of a prestellar gas cloud to very high densities. We describe the numerical implementation of the physics. We show the results of a simulation of the formation of primordial stars in a reionized gas.
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