Black holes and core expansion in massive star clusters

Mackey, Alasdair; Wilkinson, Mark, I.; Davies, M B; Gilmore, Gerard

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Black holes and core expansion in massive star clusters

Date

2008

Authors

Mackey, Alasdair

Wilkinson, Mark, I.

Davies, M B

Gilmore, Gerard

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

In this study we present the results from realistic N-body modelling of massive star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. We have computed eight simulations with N ∼ 105 particles; six of these were evolved for at least a Hubble time. The aim of this mode