1,721,027 research outputs found

    Multimass King models with Kroupa mass function

    Full text link
    Multimass models for globular clusters are introduced by using Kroupa mass function. These models generalize the single mass King models presented last year in “XII Multifrequency Be- haviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources Workshop” (2017), where the thermodynamical insta- bility of such models was also discussed. Observational profiles of surface brightness of some clusters are compared and contrasted with the theoretical predictions in new and old models. Ef- fects of mass segregation on the distribution of stars and the consequences on the equipartition of the energy among the stars are also considered, implying different conclusions about the thermo- dynamical instability

    Relativistic stellar clusters

    Full text link
    Star clusters with very high densities may play an important role in QSO and nuclei of galaxies. This role is strongly influenced by relativistic instability which can be reached at different critical densities under particular conditions (e.g. the formation of massive black holes in AGN's). On the other hand it exists the possibility to have stable relativistic clusters with arbitrarily large central redshift (and density). The equilibrium and stability of relativistic clusters described by a Maxwellian distribution function with a cutoff in phase space is discussed. The results are compared and contrasted with ones existing in literature

    The semidegenerate configurations of a selfgravitating system of fermions

    Full text link
    It is shown how the semi-degenerate solution of a self-gravitating system treated by a series expansion around the fully degenerate values is critical in the low-density regimes, where the distribution function is far from the degenerate one. The results based on a first- and second-order expansion are compared and contrasted with the exact ones

    Chi ha paura del ruolo unico?

    No full text
    Marco Merafina (Roma, 29.5.1959) è ricercatore universitario dal 1992. Lavora come astrofisico presso il dipartimento di Fisica della facoltà di Scienze matematiche fisiche e naturali all’università di Roma “La Sapienza”. Il suo campo di ricerca è la dinamica stellare e lo studio dei sistemi astrofisici ad alta densità in regime di relatività generale. Dal 2003 è rappresentante dei ricercatori nel consiglio di amministrazione della Sapienza ed attualmente è coordinatore nazionale dei ricercatori universitari (CNRU)
    corecore