Early dynamical evolution of star cluster systems
Genevieve Parmentier
TL;DR
This paper reviews how the early dynamical phase of star clusters, called violent relaxation, influences their mass distribution and links galaxy star formation rates to the properties of their young clusters.
Contribution
It provides a synthesis of how formation conditions and environment shape young cluster mass functions and their relation to galaxy star formation activity.
Findings
Cluster formation conditions affect mass function shape
Environmental factors influence cluster evolution
Star formation rate correlates with maximum cluster mass
Abstract
Violent relaxation -- the protocluster dynamical response to the expulsion of its residual star forming gas -- is a short albeit crucial episode in the evolution of star clusters and star cluster systems. Because it is heavily driven by cluster formation and environmental conditions, it is a potentially highly rewarding phase in terms of probing star formation and galaxy evolution. In this contribution I review how cluster formation and environmental conditions affect the shape of the young cluster mass function and the relation between the present star formation rate of galaxies and the mass of their young most massive cluster.
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