English

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"