The Great Collapse

Caputo, D.P. (2015)

Doctoral Thesis

Using n-body and stellar evolution simulations I model different star systems. Through the use of a large number of n-body simulations I model the effect of subvirial initial conditions on the evolution of star clusters and shed light on a dynamical mechanism for rapid mass segregation in young clusters. Using stellar evolution simulations I estimate there to be 10^8 intermediate mass black holes in the local universe. Lastly, I explore the effect of a supernova in a triple star system

• Star-clusters
• Subvirial
• Supernova
• Multiples
• Intermediate mass black hole
• N-body
• Mass-segregation

• All authors: Caputo, D.P.
• Supervisor: Portegies Zwart, S.F.
• Committee: Patruno, A.; Capuzzo Dolcetta, R.; Tauris, T.; Röttgering, H.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden Observatory, Faculty of Science, Leiden University
• Date: 2015-01-22
• Title of host publication: PhD Thesis
• ISBN (print): 9789461089175