Constraining the stellar mass function in the galactic center via mass loss from stellar collisions

Advances in Astronomy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rubin, Douglas ^a   Loeb, Abraham ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858216476     PISSN: 16877969     EISSN: 16877977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/174105     Document Type: Article

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