Abstract

AbstractBimodal star formation is an interesting hypothesis from the point of view of galactic evolution. It is believed that bimodal star formation scenarios provide answers to several outstanding problems. In this paper the question is discussed whether by means of LARSON's (1986) bimodal IMF the chemical evolution (D, He, Fe), the nature of the dark matter, the luminosity function of white dwarfs, and the structure in the field star luminosity function in the solar neighborhood can be explained simultaneously.

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