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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…
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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…