5 papers
Fitting Dynamical Models to Observations of Globular Clusters
Dean E. McLaughlin
The basic ingredients of models for the internal dynamics of globular clusters are reviewed, with an emphasis on the description of equilibrium configurations. The development of p…
Velocity Dispersion in the Halo of omega Centauri: No need for MOND given the present data
Dean E. McLaughlin, Georges Meylan
Scarpa et al. (2003) have used their new measurements of the line-of-sight velocity dispersion at radii R ~ 30-45 pc in omega Centauri to argue for modifications to Newtonian dynam…
Constraints on Cluster Formation from Old Globular CLuster Systems
Dean E. McLaughlin
The properties of old globular cluster systems (GCSs) in galaxy halos offer unique insight into the physical processes that conspire to form any generic star cluster, at any epoch.…
The Formation History of Globular Clusters
Dean E. McLaughlin
The properties of old globular cluster systems in galaxy halos are used to infer quantitative constraints on aspects of generic star (cluster) formation. First, the spatial distrib…
Collapse and Outflow: Towards an Integrated Theory of Star Formation
R. E. Pudritz, D. E. McLaughlin, R. Ouyed
Observational advances over the last decade reveal that star formation is associated with the simultaneous presence of gravitationally collapsing gas, bipolar outflow, and an accre…