Simulations of Nuclear Cluster formation

dc.creatorMiocchi, P.
dc.creatorCapuzzo-Dolcetta, R.
dc.date2009-02-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:37:17Z
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dc.descriptionPreliminary results are presented about a fully self-consistent N-body simulation of a sample of four massive globular clusters in close interaction within the central region of a galaxy. The N-body representation (with N=1.5x10^6 particles in total) of both the clusters and the galaxy allows to include in a natural and self-consistent way dynamical friction and tidal interactions. The results confirm the decay and merging of globulars as a viable scenario for the formation/accretion of compact nuclear clusters. Specifically: i) the frictional orbital decay is about 2 times faster than that predicted by the generalized Chandrasekhar formula; ii) the progenitor clusters merge in less than 20 galactic core-crossing time; iii) the NC configuration keeps a quasi-stable state at least within 70 galactic core-crossing times.
dc.descriptionTalk presented at the 52 Congress of the Societa' Astronomica Italiana, held in Teramo (Italy), may 4-8, 2008. Two pages including 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0472
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0472
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/218387
dc.subjectCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
dc.titleSimulations of Nuclear Cluster formation
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