SCYON Abstract

Received on October 22 2002

A Simple Dynamical Model for Omega Cen

Authors	Mirek Giersz and Douglas C. Heggie
Affiliation	Nicolas Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716 Warsaw, ul. Bartycka 18, Poland, University of Edinburgh, School of Mathematics, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
Accepted by	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Contact	mig@camk.edu.pl and d.c.heggie@ed.ac.uk
URL	http://arXiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0210446
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Abstract

We construct a simple dynamical model of the massive globular cluster Omega Cen. The model includes simple treatments of dynamical evolution in a galactic tide, and evolution of single stars. Binary stars and rotation are neglected. The model approximately fits observational data on the surface brightness profile, the profile of radial velocity dispersion, and the main sequence mass function at two radii.