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pith:2017:DMGRDVSF7XFRLHEQSI5V5NNRFH
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The formation of UCDs and massive GCs: Quasar-like objects for testing for a variable stellar initial mass function (IMF)

Joerg Dabringhausen, Kenji Bekki, Michael Hilker, Pavel Kroupa, Tereza Jerabkova

arxiv:1708.07127 v2 · 2017-08-23 · astro-ph.GA · astro-ph.CO

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arxiv: 1708.07127 · arxiv_version: 1708.07127v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.1708.07127 · pith_short_12: DMGRDVSF7XFR · pith_short_16: DMGRDVSF7XFRLHEQ · pith_short_8: DMGRDVSF
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