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Does the Final-Parsec problem apply to stellar collisions?
The final parsec problem describes the difficulty of two blackholes merging with one another when their distances reach ~3.2 light years apart. Does this also then apply to stellar collisions, perhaps ...
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Stellar systems: what is the difference between virial, dynamical and thermodynamic equilibrium?
I'm currently going through Binney & Tremaine (2008) on my own to learn about stellar dynamics. I also have been perusing additional online resources such as this scholarpedia wiki.
Often when ...
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