Magnetic Fields and Star Formation: A Theory Reaching Adulthood

The correctness of any theory rests with the lack of mathematical or numerical errors, so that its conclusions would follow from its assumptions and known physical laws. A correct theory, however, can be irrelevant unless its assumptions are consistent with observations or experiments. It is therefore essential that the physical properties of star-forming interstellar clouds be understood quantitatively before a theory of star formation becomes both correct and relevant.

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