5 papers
Dynamical evolution of massless particles in star clusters with NBODY6++GPU-MASSLESS: II. The long-term evolution of free-floating comets
Francesco Flammini Dotti, M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, Kai Wu +5
Context. Comets, asteroids, planetesimals, free-floating planets and brown dwarfs, are continuously injected into the intra-cluster environment after expulsion from their host plan…
Evolution of star clusters with initial bulk rotation via N-body simulations
Abylay Bissekenov, Xiaoying Pang, Albrecht Kamlah +6
Young star clusters can inherit bulk rotation from the molecular clouds from which they have formed. This rotation can affect the long-term evolution of a star cluster and its cons…
The 3D morphology of open clusters in the solar neighborhood III: Fractal dimension
Chang Qin, Xiaoying Pang, Mario Pasquato +2
We analyze the fractal dimension of open clusters using 3D spatial data from Gaia DR3 for 93 open clusters from Pang et al. (2024) and 127 open clusters from Hunt & Reffert (2024)…
Dynamical evolution of massless particles in star clusters with NBODY6++GPU-MASSLESS: I. Free-floating MLPs
Francesco Flammini Dotti, M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, Peter Berczik +2
Context. Low-mass bodies, such as comets, asteroids, planetesimals, and free-floating planets, are continuously injected into the intra-cluster environment after expulsion from the…
Influence of planets on debris discs in star clusters -- II. The impact of stellar density
Kai Wu, M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, Francesco Flammini Dotti +1
We present numerical simulations of planetary systems in star clusters with different initial stellar densities, to investigate the impact of the density on debris disc dynamics. W…