Formation, Growth, and Destruction of Nuclear Star Clusters
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2012-10-22 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract
This talk is an attempt to combine recent insights into the nature of the nuclear star clusters in galaxies of various morphologies into a coherent (albeit simplistic) picture for their formation, growth, and eventual destruction.
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@article{arxiv.1210.5368,
title = {Formation, Growth, and Destruction of Nuclear Star Clusters},
author = {Torsten Boeker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.5368},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
2-page summary of invited talk for IAU SpS1 "Origin and Complexity of Massive Star Clusters" in Beijing, August 2012, to appear in "Highlights of Astronomy"