• DOI:10.1007/BF00636869
• Corpus ID: 122289977

The core evolution of a globular cluster containing massive black holes

@article{Yuan1990TheCE,
  title={The core evolution of a globular cluster containing massive black holes},
  author={Zhou Yuan and Xie Guang Zhong},
  journal={Astrophysics and Space Science},
  year={1990},
  volume={168},
  pages={233-241}
}

• Zhou Yuan, X. Zhong
• Published 1 June 1990
• Physics
• Astrophysics and Space Science

In this paper we consider effects of the general relativity and an accreting black hole in a globular cluster by studying the evolution of a globular cluster core as a whole, i.e., without the partition of the core into the so-called cusp and isothermal core regions. The globular cluster core is assumed to contain a massive black hole at its center. We show that the final fate of the evolution of a globular cluster core depends on the mass of the black hole at its center. When the massM of the black hole is greater than 3×103M⊙, there will be a contraction of the core. On the other hand, if the mass of the black hole is smaller (102M⊙≤M≤3×103M⊙) in the center, the core will expand until complete dissolution.