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Originally Posted by Enchilada
Read this thread today.
The brief answer is that globulars don't collapse due to the significant angular momentum of the cluster and the energy the stars contain...
Yet to satisfy the curiosity I have attached some useful text I've written in a pdf file explaining the role of soft and hard core binaries within globulars and open clusters.
Hope that it is of assistance to you.
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Most interesting read!
Nicely explained theory of interactions. I must admit I lean towards this concept of a globular as a system of interacting stars whose angular momentums continuously change as they weave around each other. The significance of the core binaries should make Steven happy, as he mentioned them in an earlier post. It's also a dynamic wonder that collisions, if they occur at all, aren't more common.
Thanks for the contribution, Rob.