New Parameters for Star Cluster Dynamics: The Role of Clusters’ Initial Conditions
B. Bhat,
B. Lanzoni,
E. Vesperini
et al.
Abstract:We recently introduced three new parameters that describe the shape of the normalized cumulative radial distribution (nCRD) of the innermost stars in globular clusters (GCs) and trace the clusters’ dynamical evolution. Here, we extend our previous investigations to the case of a large set of Monte Carlo simulations of GCs, started from a broad range of initial conditions. All the models are analyzed at the same age of 13 Gyr when they have reached different evolutionary phases. The sample of models is well rep… Show more
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