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We propose and investigate a new formation mechanism for globular clusters in which they form within molecular clouds that are formed in the shocked regions created by galactic winds driven by successive supernova explosions shortly after…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Yoshiaki Taniguchi , Neil Trentham , Satoru Ikeuchi

We propose an evolutionary model to describe the dynamical evolution of star cluster systems in tidal fields, in which we calibrated the parametric equations defining the model by running direct N-body simulations of star clusters with a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 L. J. Rossi , J. R. Hurley

The established by us possibility to consider circumgalactic clouds (CGCs) as the remnants of the parent clouds in which globular clusters (GCs) have been formed (Acharova & Sharina 2018) is based on a comparison of the following facts.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-03 I. A. Acharova , M. E. Sharina

We study the evolution of globular clusters with mass spectra under the influence of the steady Galactic tidal field, including the effects of velocity anisotropy. Similar to single-mass models, velocity anisotropy develops as the cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 K. Takahashi , H. M. Lee

Globular cluster (GC) systems around galaxies of a vast mass range show remarkably simple scaling relations. The combined mass of all GCs is a constant fraction of the total galaxy mass and the mean metallicity and metallicity dispersion of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-24 Nick Choksi , Oleg Gnedin , Hui Li

We investigate the structural, kinematical, and chemical properties of globular cluster systems (GCSs) in galaxies of different Hubble types in a self-consistent manner based on high-resolution cosmological N-body simulations combined with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Bekki , H. Yahagi , M. Nagashima , D. A. Forbes

The formation details of globular clusters (GCs) are still poorly understood due to their old ages and the lack of detailed observations of their formation. A large variety of models for the formation and evolution of GCs have been created…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-24 Lucas M. Valenzuela , Duncan A. Forbes , Rhea-Silvia Remus

We study the dynamical evolution of globular clusters using our new 2-D Monte Carlo code, and we calculate the lifetimes of clusters in the Galactic environment. We include the effects of a mass spectrum, mass loss in the Galactic tidal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Kriten J. Joshi , Cody P. Nave , Frederic A. Rasio

We present a simple theory for the evolution of initially compact clusters in a tidal field. The fundamental ingredient of the model is that a cluster conducts a constant fraction of its own energy through the half-mass radius by two-body…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-01-24 Mark Gieles

We present the ellipticity distribution and its evolution for early-type galaxies in clusters from z~0.8 to z~0, based on the WIde-field Nearby Galaxy-cluster Survey (WINGS)(0.04<z<0.07), and the ESO Distant Cluster Survey…

The thermodynamic properties of the hot plasma in galaxy clusters retains information on the processes leading to the formation and evolution of the gas in their deep, dark matter potential wells. These processes are dictated not only by…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-31 V. Ghirardini , E. Bulbul , R. Kraft , M. Bayliss , B. Benson , L. Bleem , S. Bocquet , M. Calzadilla , D. Eckert , W. Forman , J. Gonzalez , G. Khullar , G. Mahler , M. McDonald

We investigate the triggering of star formation and the formation of stellar clusters in molecular clouds that form as the ISM passes through spiral shocks. The spiral shock compresses gas into $\sim$100 pc long main star formation ridge,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-10-13 R. Smilgys , I. A. Bonnell

We present a pedagogical review on the formation and evolution of galaxies in groups, utilizing observational information from the Local Group to galaxies at z~6. The majority of galaxies in the nearby universe are found in groups, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Christopher J. Conselice

The dynamical evolution of the globular cluster systems in galaxies is predicted, based on the standard dynamical theory normalized to the example of the Milky Way. The major processes varying with the galactocentric distance are the tidal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Jeremiah P. Ostriker , Oleg Y. Gnedin

We demonstrate the ability to recover morphological luminosity distributions within medium redshift clusters (z ~ 0.55) based on Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 observations. We postulate that a detailed survey of the morphological LDs in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. P. Driver , W. J. Couch , S. C. Odewahn , R. A. Windhorst

Present-day clusters are massive halos containing mostly quiescent galaxies, while distant protoclusters are extended structures containing numerous star-forming galaxies. We investigate the implications of this fundamental change in a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-02 Yi-Kuan Chiang , Roderik A. Overzier , Karl Gebhardt , Bruno Henriques

We have determined the total numbers and specific frequencies of blue, metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) in eight spiral and early-type galaxies. These data, along with five measurements from the literature, show a trend of increasing blue…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. L. Rhode , S. E. Zepf , M. R. Santos

The evolution of star clusters is largely affected by the tidal field generated by the host galaxy. It is thus in principle expected that under the assumption of an "universal" initial cluster mass function the properties of the evolved…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-31 L. J. Rossi , K. Bekki , J. R. Hurley

We present spatially resolved stellar rotation velocity and velocity dispersion profiles form Keck/LRIS absorption-line spectra for 25 galaxies, mostly visually classified ellipticals, in three clusters at z=0.5. We interpret the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Roeland P. van der Marel , Pieter G. van Dokkum

The formation of galaxy clusters in hierarchically clustering universes is investigated by means of high resolution N-body simulations. The simulations are performed using a newly developed multi-mass scheme which combines a PM code with a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Huss , B. Jain , M. Steinmetz