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SUMMARY:Astrophysics Colloquium:  Rupali Chandar\, Univ. of Toledo\, Dept
 . of Physics & Astronomy: "The Life Cycle of Star Clusters"
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DESCRIPTION:There is now strong evidence that most stars form in clusters
 \, rather than individually.  This means that most stars that we observe
  in galaxies have\, at some point\, lived in a star cluster\, and that t
 he life cycle of star clusters tells us about the build up of galaxies. 
  This talk will present a picture for the life cycle of star clusters\, 
 from their birth in molecular clouds to their dissolution into the (uncl
 ustered) field star population. Our picture is motivated by recent obser
 vational studies of star clusters of different masses and ages in severa
 l nearby galaxies of different types (dwarf\, giant\, interacting\, quie
 scent). Underlying the apparent diversity and complexity of these cluste
 r systems\, we find some intriguing regularities.  We hypothesize that t
 his simple picture is "universal"-- that it approximately describes the 
 life cycles of most star clusters\, whether they have been called open\,
  populous\, or super\, in most if not all galaxies.
LAST-MODIFIED:20100916T110000Z
LOCATION:134 Astronomy
CATEGORIES:Colloquia
CONTACT:You-Hua Chu 333-5535
ORGANIZER:yhchu@astro.ilinois.edu
URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/650?key=2000010120000101175108
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