Destruction of Globular Clusters in the Galactic Gravitational Field
We present some results of numerical simulation of a dynamical evolution of globular clusters in the tidal field of the Galaxy. An analytical description of tidal destruction of such clusters and simple estimate of their lifetimes are proposed.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Open Astronomy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0220 |