Formation of massive black holes in dense star clusters. I. Mass segregation and core collapse

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 604, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 632-652

  Gürkan, M Atakan ^a   Freitag, Marc ^b   Rasio, Frederic A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASTRONOMISCHES RECHEN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: nuclei; Galaxies: star clusters; Galaxies: starburst; Methods: n body simulations; Stellar dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542621905     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381968     Document Type: Article

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