Dynamical Evolution of Dense Stellar Systems (IAU S246): Proceedings of the 246th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Capri, ... Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0521874688 ISBN 13: 9780521874687

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Dense stellar systems lie at the interface between dynamics, stellar evolution, and galaxy formation, and they provide us with an ideal laboratory to understand many different aspects of these important fields as well as to explore the interplay between them. The complete study of dense stellar systems is a very challenging task which requires the collaboration and the exchange of ideas of astronomers and physicists with observational and theoretical expertise in galactic and extra-galactic astronomy, stellar dynamics, hydrodynamics, stellar evolution, as well as knowledge of many aspects of computational physics. IAU Symposium 246 brought together experts in all these areas to cover the broad field of dense stellar systems with particular emphasis on the interplay between them and on the comparison between observations and simulations. This volume provides a complete review of the most recent studies in this topical research.

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Book Description

Dense stellar systems lie at the interface between dynamics, stellar evolution and galaxy formation and are an ideal laboratory to understand different aspects of these fields and to explore the interplay between them. IAU S246 provides a complete review of dense stellar systems with emphasis on comparing observations and simulations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521874688
• ISBN 13: 9780521874687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 510
• Editor: Vesperini Enrico, Giersz Mirek, Sills Alison