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| Paper: |
The Formation of Stellar Cusps in Galactic Nuclei |
| Volume: |
439, The Galactic Center: a Window to the Nuclear Environment of Disk Galaxies |
| Page: |
189 |
| Authors: |
Murphy, B. W. |
| Abstract: |
The dynamics of galactic nuclei can be affected by several mechanisms.
Among these are stellar evolution, stellar collisions, mass
segregation, and tidal disruptions of stars due to the central black
hole. In this presentation I will address how each of these affects the
stellar cusp and the resulting observational signatures. Using a
set of dynamically evolving Fokker-Planck simulations I present the
dynamical evolution a nuclear stellar cluster and the growth of the
central massive black hole within the Galactic Nucleus. In addition to
the Galactic Center I explore a wide variety of galactic nuclei and
their resulting stellar cusps. |
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