The distribution of stars around a massive black hole

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Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976natur.262..743s&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 262, Aug. 26, 1976, p. 743-745. NSF-supported research.

Computer Science

Numerical Analysis

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Black Holes (Astronomy), Globular Clusters, Many Body Problem, Star Distribution, Stellar Gravitation, Density Distribution, Energy Transfer, Numerical Analysis, Radial Velocity, Scaling Laws, Stellar Rotation

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The stellar density distribution around a massive black hole at the center of a spherical star cluster is determined from a simple scaling argument. The distribution is obtained by examining the net diffusion timescales associated with star and energy transport in a spherical N-body system in dynamic equilibrium. The same analysis is also used to determine the stellar density profile in the halo of a star cluster. The approximate distribution obtained for a relaxed N-body system with (or without) a central massive black hole agrees qualitatively with the results of detailed numerical calculations.

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