1993/05/07 by Mirek Giersz, Douglas C. Heggie · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/mnras/268.1.257
24 pages
arxiv created 1993/05/07 · arxiv updated 2015/06/24
We study the dynamical evolution of idealised stellar systems by averaging results from many N-body simulations, each having modest numbers of stars. For isolated systems with stars of uniform mass, we discuss aspects of evolution up to the point of core collapse: relaxation and its N-dependence, the evolution of the density profile, the development of the velocity dispersion and anisotropy, and the rate of stellar escape.