Usually resulting in the creation of a protoplanetary disk, this process sometimes results in an object which contracts until it reaches the Hayashi limit, then proceed to the main sequence.
The mass distribution of objects newly created by this process follows a power law with exponent negative 2.35 according to the Salpeter function, which is a form of initial mass function. Small remnants of this process are known as Herbig-Haro objects, and regions in which this process occurs a lot include Rho Ophiuchi. Bok globules are opaque regions in which this process occurs, and this process requires a molecular cloud to expand beyond the Jeans length, then collapse. Usually resulting in the creation of a protoplanetary disk, this process sometimes results in an object which contracts until it reaches the Hayashi limit, then proceed to the main sequence. For 10 points, name this process occurring in stellar nurseries.
The mass distribution of objects newly created by this process follows a power law with exponent negative 2.35 according to the Salpeter function, which is a form of initial mass function.
{Star formation}