Massive star clusters in galaxies
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-05-14 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
The ensemble of all star clusters in a galaxy constitutes its star cluster system. In this review, the focus of the discussion is on the ability of star clusters, particularly the systems of old massive globular clusters (GCSs), to mark the early evolutionary history of galaxies. I review current themes and key findings in GCS research, and highlight some of the outstanding questions that are emerging from recent work.
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@article{arxiv.0911.0798,
title = {Massive star clusters in galaxies},
author = {William E. Harris},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.0798},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
17 pages, 6 figures. To appear as invited review article in a special issue of the Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. A: Ch. 10 "Star clusters as tracers of galactic star-formation histories" (ed. R. de Grijs). Fully peer reviewed. LaTeX, requires rspublic.cls style file