A MODEST review
Anna Lisa Varri, Maxwell Xu Cai, Francisca Concha-Ram\'irez,, Franti\v{s}ek Dinnbier, Nora L\"utzgendorf, V\'aclav Pavl\'ik, Sara Rastello,, Antonio Sollima, Long Wang, Alice Zocchi

TL;DR
This review summarizes recent advances in modeling and observing dense stellar systems, highlighting developments in stellar dynamics, numerical methods, star cluster evolution, and gravitational wave sources, based on the 2017 MODEST-17 conference.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in dense stellar systems research, integrating diverse topics and recent progress in the field.
Findings
Advances in numerical methods for N-body simulations.
Insights into star cluster formation and evolution.
Emerging understanding of black holes and gravitational wave sources.
Abstract
We present an account of the state of the art in the fields explored by the research community invested in 'Modeling and Observing DEnse STellar systems'. For this purpose, we take as a basis the activities of the MODEST-17 conference, which was held at Charles University, Prague, in September 2017. Reviewed topics include recent advances in fundamental stellar dynamics, numerical methods for the solution of the gravitational N-body problem, formation and evolution of young and old star clusters and galactic nuclei, their elusive stellar populations, planetary systems, and exotic compact objects, with timely attention to black holes of different classes of mass and their role as sources of gravitational waves. Such a breadth of topics reflects the growing role played by collisional stellar dynamics in numerous areas of modern astrophysics. Indeed, in the next decade, many…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
