Open Astronomy (Feb 2018)

Features of globular cluster’s dynamics with an intermediate-mass black hole

  • Ryabova Marina V.,
  • Gorban Alena S.,
  • Shchekinov Yuri A.,
  • Vasiliev Evgenii O.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2018-0001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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In this paper, we address the question of how a central intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) in a globular cluster (GC) affects dynamics, core collapse, and formation of the binary population. It is shown that the central IMBH forms a binary system that affects dynamics of stars in the cluster significantly. The presence of an intermediate-mass black hole with mass ≥ 1.0-1.7%of the total stellar mass in the cluster inhibits the formation of binary stars population.

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