2003/02/14 by Dean E. McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Dean E.
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Molecular spectroscopy and chirality #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0302283
16 pages, to appear in New Horizons in Globular Cluster Astronomy, ed. G. Piotto et al
arxiv created 2003/02/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
The basic ingredients of models for the internal dynamics of globular clusters are reviewed, with an emphasis on the description of equilibrium configurations. The development of progressive complexity in the models is traced, concentrating on the inclusion of velocity anisotropy, rotation, and integrals of motion other than energy. Applications to observations of extragalactic globulars and to combined radial-velocity and proper-motion datasets are discussed.