Michele Trenti's Research II: Globular Cluster Dynamics
A nice review on n-body simulations: Michele Trenti and Piet Hut (2008) N-body simulations. Scholarpedia, 3(5):3930
I am currently working on Intermediate Mass
Black Holes in Globular Clusters: Key Photometric Fingerprints. The first paper of the series has just been accepted. Now (July 08) working on an observational follow-up: stay tuned for more results.
With my interest in galaxy evolution , a project on globular clusters during galaxy harassment was just too tempting. Results coming soon!
Recently completed projects focused on the dynamical evolution of star clusters with primordial binaries and intermediate mass black holes:
Star clusters with primordial binaries - I. Dynamical evolution of isolated models, Heggie, Trenti & Hut 2006, MNRAS, 368, 677
Star clusters with primordial binaries - II. Dynamical evolution of models in a tidal field > , Trenti, Heggie & Hut 2007, MNRAS, 374, 344
Star clusters with primordial binaries - III. Dynamical interaction between binaries and an intermediate-mass black hole , Trenti, Ardi, Mineshige, Hut 2007, 374, 857
Predictions for Triple Stars and Pulsar Triples in Star Clusters , Trenti, Ransom, Hut & Heggie 2008, MNRAS, 387, 815