On the possibility of the long lifetime of molecular clouds
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cloudsmolecularargumentsassumedatomicdelayeddiffusefield
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Arguments are given that at least a fraction of molecular clouds may live much longer time that it is usually assumed, without the transition into diffuse atomic gas (HI). We propose that star formation in these clouds may be strongly delayed and weakened by the magnetic field.
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