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  "abstract": "Whether star formation across different spatial scales and galactic environments follows universal laws remains poorly understood. We investigate cloud-scale star formation in 30 dwarf and disk galaxies. Molecular clouds are identified using a dendrogram algorithm, and their molecular gas masses ($M_{\\rm H_2}$) and star formation rates (SFRs) are derived from integrated CO and mid-infrared emission, respectively. We find a consistent $M_{\\rm H_2}$--SFR relation across all galaxies, with little sensitivity to galactic environment. Extending the analysis to Milky Way cloud substructures down to sub-parsec scales and 311 diverse nearby galaxies, we find that this relation persists across ten orders of magnitude in molecular gas mass and SFR. A theoretical model in which star formation occurs within dense clumps embedded in molecular clouds reproduces this observed relation. The weak environmental dependence of star formation at the clump scale provides a possible explanation for the nearly universal $M_{\\rm H_2}$--SFR relation across galaxies. This framework establishes an observationally grounded connection between star formation in the Milky Way and external galaxies.",
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      "name": "J. W. Zhou"
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      "name": "Sami Dib"
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      "name": "Tie Liu"
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    {
      "name": "Ralf S. Klessen"
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    {
      "name": "Davide Elia"
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    {
      "name": "Kee-Tae Kim"
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    {
      "name": "Mika Juvela"
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    {
      "name": "Pavel Kroupa"
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    {
      "name": "Patricio Sanhueza"
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    {
      "name": "Médéric Boquien"
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    {
      "name": "Keping Qiu"
    },
    {
      "name": "Michele Ginolfi"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dario Colombo"
    },
    {
      "name": "Timothy Davis"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/1yrrv7pby1gz8.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.21623",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.21623",
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  "published": "2026-10-15",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/1yrrv7pby1gz8.ris",
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      "field": "astronomy",
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  "title": "A clump population framework for star formation across galactic scales",
  "title_text": "A clump population framework for star formation across galactic scales",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/1yrrv7pby1gz8",
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