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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors applied the method for computing the evolution of star clusters which was developed in a previous paper (Larson 1970) to calculating the evolution in a number of different models of star cluster.
Abstract: The method for computing the evolution of star clusters which was developed in a previous paper (Larson 1970) is here applied to calculating the evolution of a number of different models of star clusters. As in Paper I, the calculations refer only to the special case of equal masses, the stars all being assumed to have a mass of iM Q. Three types of systems are considered, and their evolution is described in some detail: (1) a globular cluster of mass 2 x 10 M0, (2) a galactic cluster of mass 100 M 0, and (3) a dense galactic nucleus of mass 10 M Q. In general, the results are in fair agreement with the predictions of classical relaxation theory, except that in some respects the classical picture is seen to be over-simplified. Some of the principal conclusions of the project are (1) the rate of evolution and the stellar escape rate are quite sensitive to the structure of the system; (2) the velocity distribution always tends to become strongly anisotropic in the outer part of the system ; and (3) the existence of a tidal limit has a strong effect on the escape rate, and may increase it by a large factor compared to an isolated cluster.
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