{
  "id": "0909.2322",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2009-09-12T11:04:09.000Z",
  "updated": "2009-09-12T11:04:09.000Z",
  "title": "Young massive star clusters: Achievements and challenges",
  "authors": [
    "Richard de Grijs"
  ],
  "comment": "9 pages, 3 figures. Review talk. To appear in Proc. IAU Symp. 266 (Star clusters), eds. R. de Grijs and J. Lepine",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.SR",
    "astro-ph.GA"
  ],
  "abstract": "In spite of significant recent and ongoing research efforts, most of the early evolution and long-term fate of young massive star clusters remain clouded in uncertainties. Here, I discuss our understanding of the initial conditions of star cluster formation and the importance of initial substructure for the subsequent dynamical-evolution and mass-segregation timescales. I also assess our current understanding of the (initial) binary fraction in star clusters and the shape of the stellar initial mass function at the low-mass end in the low-metallicity environment of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Finally, I question the validity of our assumptions leading to dynamical cluster mass estimates. I conclude that it seems imperative that observers, modellers and theorists combine efforts and exchange ideas and data freely for the field to make a major leap forward.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2009-09-12T11:04:09.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "young massive star clusters remain",
      "challenges",
      "stellar initial mass function",
      "achievements"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "review article",
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1017/S174392130999086X"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 9,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 831050,
      "adsabs": "2010IAUS..266...49D"
    }
  }
}