Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0342748

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0342748

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Virtual Star Clusters: The Dynamics and Evolution of Stars and Planets. Most stars are born in star clusters. When stars age they swell and contract, change composition, lose mass, and in dense regions they may collide. Further, about 50% of stars are binary pairs, and when these swell they can merge or transfer mass. These effects dramatically alter the lives of stars and their chemical makeup. By combining special purpose computers with newly developed simulation techniques, we will include all these effects to answer timely and important astronomical questions such as: can planets survive life in a cluster? how do interactions between stars affect the chemical enrichment of clusters and galaxies?

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $245,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Astronomy And Astrophysics | Astronomical and Space Sciences |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical sciences | Mathematical sciences

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Sciences | Astronomy And Astrophysics | Mathematical sciences | Physical sciences

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