2000/03/24 by Georges Meylan, Meylan, Georges
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0003390
An invited review (10 pages, 3 figures) to appear in the proceedings of the Strasbourg Observatory Workshop on "Massive Stellar Clusters", 2000, ASP Conference Series, eds. A. Lancon & C. Boily
arxiv created 2000/03/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Star clusters - open and globulars - experience dynamical evolution on time scales shorter than their age. Consequently, open and globular clusters provide us with unique dynamical laboratories for learning about two-body relaxation, mass segregation from equipartition of energy, and core collapse. We review briefly, in the framework of star clusters, some elements related to the theoretical expectation of mass segregation, the results from N-body and other computer simulations, as well as the now substantial clear observational evidence.