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Astrophysics

the compression of a molecular cloud by the ionization front and shock from nearby massive stars, which can trigger collapse.

In astrophysics, radiation-driven implosion refers to the compression of a molecular cloud by the ionization front and shock from nearby massive stars, which can trigger collapse. This meaning comes from Bertoldi (1989) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Bertoldi, F. (1989). The photoevaporation of interstellar clouds. I - Radiation-driven implosion. The Astrophysical Journal, 346, 735. https://doi.org/10.1086/168055

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