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Joint Discussion 6 Neutron stars and black holes in star clusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

F. A. Rasio (ed.) ,
Holger Baumgardt ,
Alessandro Corongiu ,
Francesca D'Antona ,
Giuseppina Fabbiano ,
John M. Fregeau ,
Karl Gebhardt ,
Craig O. Heinke ,
Piet Hut  and
Nataliya Ivanova
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F. A. Rasio (ed.)
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Evanston, Illinois, USA email: rasio@northwestern.edu
Holger Baumgardt
Affiliation:
Argelander Institut für Astronomie, University of Bonn, Germany
Alessandro Corongiu
Affiliation:
INAF, Osservatorio di Cagliari e Università di Cagliari, Italy
Francesca D'Antona
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Monteporzio, Italy
Giuseppina Fabbiano
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
John M. Fregeau
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Evanston, Illinois, USA email: rasio@northwestern.edu
Karl Gebhardt
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Craig O. Heinke
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Evanston, Illinois, USA email: rasio@northwestern.edu
Piet Hut
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Nataliya Ivanova
Affiliation:
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thomas J. Maccarone
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, UK
Scott M. Ransom
Affiliation:
NRAO, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Natalie A. Webb
Affiliation:
Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, Toulouse, France
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This article was co-authored by all invited speakers at Joint Discussion 6 on Neutron Stars and Black Holes in Star Clusters, which took place during the IAU General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 17 and 18, 2006. Each section presents a short summary of recent developments in a key area of research, incorporating the main ideas expressed during the corresponding panel discussion at the meeting.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 215 - 243
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