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年轻的大质量星团:成就和挑战

Young massive star clusters: Achievements and challenges

Richard de Grijs

摘要:

尽管最近和正在进行的重大研究工作,大多数年轻大质量星团的早期演化和长期命运仍然笼罩在不确定性中。在这里,我讨论我们的理解的初始条件的恒星团簇形成和初始子结构的重要性,随后的动态演化和质量分离的时间尺度。我还评估了我们目前的理解(初始)的二进制部分在星团和形状的恒星初始质量函数在低质量端的低金属丰度环境的大麦云云。最后,我质疑我们的假设导致动态集群质量估计的有效性。我的结论是,观察者、建模者和理论家必须共同努力,自由地交换想法和数据,使该领域取得重大飞跃。

英文摘要:

In spite of significant recent and ongoing research efforts, most of the early evolution and long-term fate of young massive star clusters remain clouded in uncertainties. Here, I discuss our understanding of the initial conditions of star cluster formation and the importance of initial substructure for the subsequent dynamical-evolution and mass-segregation timescales. I also assess our current understanding of the (initial) binary fraction in star clusters and the shape of the stellar initial mass function at the low-mass end in the low-metallicity environment of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Finally, I question the validity of our assumptions leading to dynamical cluster mass estimates. I conclude that it seems imperative that observers, modellers and theorists combine efforts and exchange ideas and data freely for the field to make a major leap forward.

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