Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-09-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 1 figure, needs eas.cls (included). EAS Publ. Series, Vol. 10 EDP, Paris in press
Scientific paper
Highly condensed gaseous objects with masses larger than 5x10^4 M_sun are called super-massive stars. In the quasistationary contraction phase, the hydrostatic equilibrium is determined by radiation pressure and gravitation. The global structure is that of an n=3 polytrope at the stability limit. Small relativistic corrections for example can initiate a free fall collapse due to the 'post Newtonian' instability. Since the outcome of the final collapse -A super-massive black hole or hypernova- depends sensitively on the structure and the size of the object, when the instability sets in, it is important to investigate in more detail the contraction phase of the SMS. If the gaseous object is embedded in a dense stellar system, the central star cluster, the interaction and coupling of both components due to dynamical friction changes the energy balance and evolution of the SMS dramatically. Dynamical friction between stars and gas, which can be estimated semi-analytically (see Just et al. 1986), has three different effects on the two-component system. We discuss in which evolutionary stages and parameter range these interaction processes are relevant and how they can influence the stability and evolution of the SMS.
Amaro-Seoane Pau
Just Andreas
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