Dynamics of Star Clusters: Proceeding of the 113th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A, 29 May – 1 June, 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Observed Surface Densities in Globular Clusters....Pages 1-17
Radial Velocities and Proper Motions of Globular Cluster Stars....Pages 19-31
Chemical Gradients in Globular Clusters....Pages 33-42
X-Raying the Dynamics of Globular Clusters....Pages 43-61
A High Spatial Resolution Investigation of the Core of Some Dynamically Evolved Globular Clusters....Pages 63-64
Dynamical Modeling of M13 Proper Motions....Pages 65-67
The Dynamics of 47 Tucanae....Pages 69-72
A Search for Post-Collapse Cores....Pages 73-76
Core and Tidal Radii of the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy from UK Schmidt Telescope Plates....Pages 77-79
A Deep Luminosity Function for 47 Tucanae....Pages 81-83
Observed Dynamical Parameters of Star Clusters in the SMC....Pages 85-87
Where’s the CUSP? (Or CCD Photometry of Globular Cluster Cores)....Pages 89-92
Rotational Field and Velocity Dispersion in Globular Clusters: ω Cen and 47 Tuc....Pages 93-96
BV Concentric Aperture Photometry of Globular Clusters....Pages 97-98
An Extension of the Search for Spectroscopic Binaries in M3....Pages 99-101
A Search for Cataclysmic Binaries in the Globular Cluster M3....Pages 103-104
Possible Characteristics of Supernova Induced Enrichment of Globular Clusters....Pages 105-108
Precollapse Evolution of Globular Clusters....Pages 109-137
Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters After Core Collapse....Pages 139-160
Direct Fokker-Planck Calculations....Pages 161-178
Close Encounters....Pages 179-187
Dynamical Evolution of Multi-Component Clusters....Pages 189-205
Gaseous Models....Pages 207-218
Gravothermal Oscillations....Pages 219-230
Binary Formation and Interactions with Field Stars....Pages 231-249
Direct N-Body Calculations....Pages 251-259
A Unified N-Body and Statistical Treatment of Stellar Dynamics....Pages 261-274
Direct N-Body Simulations with a Recursive Center of Mass Reduction and Regularization....Pages 275-284
Rotation and Flattening of Globular Clusters....Pages 285-296
Dynamical Instabilities in Spherical Stellar Systems....Pages 297-299
Why are Stellar Systems Anisotropic?....Pages 301-303
A Statistical Treatment of Low-N Systems....Pages 305-308
Minimum of the Eccentricity of the Galactic Globular Cluster Orbits....Pages 309-312
Functional Integrals In Stellar Dynamics....Pages 313-315
Multi-Component Models for the Structure and Evolution of Spherical Stellar Systems....Pages 317-319
The Role of Hard Binaries in Cluster Evolution....Pages 321-321
Collisional Stellar Dynamics in General Relativity: An Overview....Pages 323-325
3-Integral Models for Globular Clusters....Pages 327-330
The Early Stages of Post-Collapse Cluster Evolution....Pages 331-333
Numerical Simulations of Encounters of Hard Binaries....Pages 335-338
Collisional Relaxation: A New Approach....Pages 339-341
Tidal Effects on Globular Clusters....Pages 343-346
Physical Interactions between Stars....Pages 347-360
Monte-Carlo Calculations....Pages 361-372
Monte Carlo Simulations of the 2+1 Dimensional Fokker-Planck Equation: Spherical Star Clusters Containing Massive, Central Black Holes....Pages 373-413
Can a Moderately Massive Black Hole Reverse Core Collapse?....Pages 415-417
Two Body Capture in Large N Body Systems....Pages 419-420
Black-Hole Remnants in Globular Clusters....Pages 421-422
Tidal Stripping and Disruption of Globular Clusters....Pages 423-425
The Structure and Internal Kinematics of Open Clusters....Pages 427-448
Dynamics of Open Star Clusters....Pages 449-462
The Dynamical Evolution of Young Open Clusters....Pages 463-465
The Dense Stellar Cores of Giant HII Regions....Pages 467-469
N-Body Simulations of Realistic Open Clusters....Pages 471-475
A Proper Motion Study of the Pleiades Cluster....Pages 477-480
Space Telescope Observations of Globular Clusters....Pages 481-498
What Next? Priorities in Theory and Observations....Pages 499-509
Some Summary Remarks....Pages 511-520
Back Matter....Pages 521-622