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		| Paper: | 
		Molecular Clouds: Fragmentation,      ing and Observations | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		344, The Cool Universe: Observing Cosmic Dawn | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		146 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Rodriguez, L.F. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		Molecular clouds are important astrophysical objects on their own and are also the sites of stellar formation. We cannot expect to have a solid knowledge of the star formation process if we do not understand molecular clouds. I will summarize recent observational and theoretical results on the mass spectrum of molecular clouds and the individual structure of cores and will emphasize problems where the new millimeter and sub-millimeter interferometers are expected to have a major impact. | 
	 
	
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