Dynamical friction acting on a dissolving globular cluster

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Jan 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005hia....13..382f&link_type=abstract

In: Highlights of Astronomy, Vol. 13, as presented at the XXVth General Assembly of the IAU - 2003 [Sydney, Australia, 13 - 26 J

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Dense Stellar Systems

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We want to investigate with high-resolution N-body calculations the strength of the dynamical friction acting on a globular cluster sinking into the dense centre of the Milky Way. On its way to the centre of the Galaxy the cluster loses mass efficiently due to tidal forces and it is still unclear how this mass-loss affects the time-scale of dynamical friction. The ultimate aim of this study is to investigate if and how quickly globular clusters sink to the centre of the Milky Way and deposit their stars there.

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