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Globular Clusters: remnant core of captured galaxy?
Hi all,
I was told on the weekend that massive GC's like Omega Centuri and 47 Tuc were likely to be the remnant core of galaxies captured by the Milky Way. Is this the case? Not casting dispersions on my learned friend on the notion, but I'd like another point of view on what for me is 'Crikey! Wow! what an opportunity'.
I had also read about the possibility of there being a black hole within these massive GC's. This could help answer a few Q's on the structural integrety of them with their tight orbits.
Is the chemical make up of GC's a clue to this?
If this is the case, how on Earth (pun intended) would the smaller GC's form?
Alex.
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