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Two topological tools for studying the global structure of molecular clouds, the genus and the contour-crossing statistic, are discussed. Preliminary results for the Taurus molecular cloud complex are presented
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Veeraraghavan, S., Fuller, G.A. (1991). Characterisation of Spatial Structure in Molecular Clouds. In: Falgarone, E., Boulanger, F., Duvert, G. (eds) Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds and Star Formation. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 147. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3384-5_89
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