Type: Article
Publication Date: 2001-02-21
Citations: 335
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.03976.x
The evolution of star clusters is studied using N-body simulations in which the evolution of single stars and binaries is taken self-consistently into account. Initial conditions are chosen to represent relatively young Galactic open clusters, such as the Pleiades, Praesepe and the Hyades. The calculations include a realistic mass function, primordial binaries and the external potential of the parent Galaxy.