The phrase "star formation process" refers to how and why stars are born in the universe. It describes the series of events and conditions that allow clouds of gas and dust to collapse under gravity and form new stars. Full definition
They might also determine if star formation processes in the bulge billions of years ago were different from what's seen in the younger disk of our galaxy. (astrobio.net)
Combining two results, gas jets and outflows have a crucial role in removing the rotational momentum both in low - mass and high - mass star formation processes.. (alma-telescope.jp)
The mass function appears to differ between the younger and older Taurus populations, possibly due to incompleteness of the older stellar members or different star formation processes. (arxiv.org)