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SUMMARY:Dynamical Processing of Stars and Planets Through Star Clusters - 
 Aaron Geller\, Northwestern University
DTSTART:20150409T150000Z
DTEND:20150409T160000Z
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CONTACT:Judith Moss
DESCRIPTION:Most stars are born in clustered environments that are far den
 ser than the Solar Neighborhood.   Yet\, star clusters can be hostile envi
 ronments\, where  close stellar encounters can be frequent and can have vi
 olent consequences\, including direct stellar collisions.  Such encounters
  can dramatically alter stellar and planetary systems\, and can produce ex
 otic stars that define new pathways in stellar volution.   Understanding h
 ow\, and to what extent\, such dynamical processing occurs in star cluster
 s may be critical  for our understanding of the architectures of today's o
 bserved stellar and planetary systems\, as well as the origins of X-ray so
 urces\, blue stragglers \nand other exotic stars.  In this talk\, I will d
 iscuss results from our ground- and space-based observations and sophistic
 ated N-body numerical simulations that are beginning to reveal a highly ac
 curate and detailed picture of the impacts of the dynamical environments o
 f star clusters on their inhabitants.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, Institute of Astronomy
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