2000/07/18 by Ortwin Gerhard, Gerhard, Ortwin
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Space Exploration and Technology #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0007258
Invited review, 13 pages, LaTeX. To appear in Massive Stellar Clusters, ed. A. Lancon, C.M. Boily, ASP, 211, 12, 2000
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This review discusses (i) dynamical methods for determining the masses of Galactic and extragalactic star clusters, (ii) dynamical processes and their time-scales for the evolution of clusters, including evaporation, mass segregation, core collapse, tidal shocks, dynamical friction and merging. These processes lead to significant evolution of globular cluster systems after their formation.