Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...205.2301b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #23.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1381
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Current understanding of globular cluster dynamics suggests that angular momentum will be transfered out of the core region on very short timescales. However, observations of core rotation in several globular clusters have been reported over the last few years. We use N-body simulations to investigate core rotation in globular clusters to better understand the input and maintainence of this rotation. We explore various core rotations for two different mass distributions. For both mass spectrums, we find artifically added angular momentum in the core region is dissipated over several core relaxation times (several tenths of a cluster relaxation time). The angular momentum delivered into the core by a spiraling massive binary is also found to dissipate on the same rapid timescales. This implies the need for an "engine" in the core region to introduce and maintain the core rotation over significant timescales.
Bovill Mia S.
Miller Michael Coleman
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