EPIC: The Early Phase and Initial Conditions of Galactic Massive Star Formation

Massive stars play a central role in the Galactic ecosystem. Observations and theoretical works in the past years have renewed our understanding on the origin of massive stars in the Milky Way. I will review recent progress and propose few promising directions for the future, including (1) A pan-Galaxy atlas of the filamentary ISM, (2) Dynamic mass assembly in protocluster formation, (3) The role of turbulence, magnetic fields, and monolithic massive prestellar cores for the initial conditions.


Speaker: 
Ke Wang (PKU)
Place: 
KIAA-auditorium
Host: 
Jing Wang
Time: 
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 4:00PM to Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 5:00PM