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> The definition is that a brown dwarf forms like a star through gravitational collapse within a protostellar nebula Do you have a cite on that? (It conflicts
by jessriedel 2y ago
> The definition is that a brown dwarf forms like a star through gravitational collapse within a protostellar nebula
Do you have a cite on that? (It conflicts with Wikipedia, for example.) In particular, I suspect that many people read something that describes how a certain type of star is thought to typically form and then interpret that as a definition.
- goodcanadian 2y agoDo you have a cite on that? Off the top of my head, no, but I do have a degree in astronomy and an interest going back to childhood.
- jessriedel 2y agoshrug I have a degree in physics and have always heard people define brown dwarfs by size (and occasionally composition) rather than formation mechanism.