Globular cluster formation and evolution in the context of cosmological galaxy assembly: open questions

DOI10.1098/RSPA.2017.0616zbMATH Open1402.85003arXiv1801.05818OpenAlexW3121235541WikidataQ53839633 ScholiaQ53839633MaRDI QIDQ4559554FDOQ4559554

Authors: Duncan A. Forbes, Nate Bastian, Mark Gieles, Robert A. Crain, J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Søren S. Larsen, Sylvia Ploeckinger, Oscar Agertz, Michele Trenti, Annette Ferguson, Joel Pfeffer, Oleg Y. Gnedin 

Publication date: 4 December 2018

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss some of the key open questions regarding the formation and evolution of globular clusters (GCs) during galaxy formation and assembly within a cosmological framework. The current state-of-the-art for both observations and simulations is described, and we briefly mention directions for future research. The oldest GCs have ages $ge$ 12.5 Gyr and formed around the time of reionisation. Resolved colour-magnitude diagrams of Milky Way GCs and direct imaging of lensed proto-GCs at z $sim$ 6 with JWST promise further insight. Globular clusters are known to host multiple populations of stars with variations in their chemical abundances. Recently, such multiple populations have been detected in $sim$2 Gyr old compact, massive star clusters. This suggests a common, single pathway for the formation of GCs at high and low redshift. The shape of the initial mass function for GCs remains unknown, however for massive galaxies a power-law mass function is favoured. Significant progress has been made recently modelling GC formation in the context of galaxy formation, with success in reproducing many of the observed GC-galaxy scaling relations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.05818

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zbMATH Keywords

simulationscosmologyglobular clusters: galaxy formation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40)

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