The evolution of globular clusters

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-508

  Shu, Chenggang ^a   Luo, Zhijian ^a   Han, Mao An ^a   Chian, Abraham C L ^b   Chen, Wen Ping ^c   Wu, Zhen Yu ^d  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Evolution; Globular clusters

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION; GALAXIES; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STARS;

DYNAMIC MECHANISM; DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION; DYNAMICAL FRICTIONS; EVOLUTION; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; SPATIAL DENSITIES; STELLAR EVOLUTIONS;

FUNCTIONS;

EID: 77955414433     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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