Self-consistent simulations of star cluster formation from gas clouds under the influence of galaxy-scale tidal fields
arXiv:0807.1180 · doi:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00525.x
Abstract
We present the first results of a project aimed at following the formation and long-term dynamical evolution of star clusters within the potential of a host galaxy. Here we focus on a model evolved within a simplified potential representing the Large Magellanic Cloud. This demonstrates for the first time the self-consistent formation of a bound star cluster from a giant molecular cloud. The model cluster reproduces the density profiles and structural characteristics of observed star clusters.
5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters