Two-component stellar systems in thermal and dynamical equilibrium

Details Two-component stellar systems in thermal and dynamical equilibrium Two-component stellar systems in thermal and dynamical equilibrium

Feb 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981aj.....86..318m&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal, vol. 86, Feb. 1981, p. 318-324.

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Astronomical Models, Dynamic Stability, Star Clusters, Stellar Mass, Stellar Systems, Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Distribution Functions, Mathematical Models, Numerical Integration, Velocity Distribution

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Equilibrium families of finite, two-component stellar systems are constructed which satisfy equipartition of energy in their cores. The suggestion of Spitzer (1969), Lightman and Fall (1978), and others, that such equilibria are precluded if the mass in heavy stars exceeds a certain fraction of the total mass, is not supported by these models. This implies that the formation of contracting subsystems of heavy stars in stellar systems cannot be explained purely on the basis of equilibrium arguments.

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