Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters - Confrontation of Theory and Observations

1996
ISBN: 978-0-7923-4069-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 174, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1720 g

Reihe: International Astronomical Union Symposia

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 -body simulation, which was made possible by GRAPE-4, the dedicated special-purpose computer for -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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hut, Piet

Makino, Junichiro

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Computeranwendungen in Wissenschaft & Technologie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik