Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters - Confrontation of Theory and Observations

Junichiro Makino (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 0792340701 / ISBN 13: 9780792340706

Published by Springer, 1996

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Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters - Confrontation of Theory and Observations | Junichiro Makino (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xviii | Englisch | 1996 | Springer | EAN 9780792340706 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters - Confrontation of Theory and Observations
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792340701
• ISBN 13: 9780792340706
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 279W x 216H x 24D millimeters 279 millimeters width by 216 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1067 grams
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Synopsis

This volume reviews recent progress in the study of dynamics of star clusters. The meeting focused on the enormous progress of both the observation and the theoretical modeling of star clusters. New results from the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope (HST) include the mass function down to the hydrogen burning limits, white dwarf sequence, and central density profiles of `post-collapse' clusters by star counts. On the theoretical side, this symposium saw the first direct evidence of gravothermal oscillation through N-body simulation, which was made possible by GRAPE-4, the dedicated special-purpose computer for N-body simulation. Numerical techniques to combine stellar evolution and dynamical evolution of the cluster were presented.
The book will be of primary interest to astrophysicists.