The Gravitational Million Body Problem: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Star Cluster Dynamics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521773034)

The gravitational million-body problem is a model for understanding the dynamics of rich star clusters. This text describes the theory astronomers need for studying globular star clusters. After introducing the million-body problem from various view-points, the book systematically develops the tools needed for studying the million-body problems in nature, and introduces the most important theoretical models. Written for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and astronomy, this text also has important applications in the fields of theoretical physics, computational science and mathematics.

Author: Douglas Heggie,D. C. Heggie,Piet Hut
ISBN-10: 0521773032
ISBN-13: 9780521773034
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2003
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d