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Central Mass Concentrations

Central Mass Concentrations is a theoretical construct in galactic dynamics denoting the dense accumulation of mass, typically dominated by a supermassive black hole or compact stellar cluster, located at the dynamical center of a galaxy and significantly influencing its gravitational potential and structural evolution.

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2017–2026

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The Galactic Center massive black hole and nuclear star cluster

R. Genzel, Frank Eisenhauer, S. Gillessen · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2010 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Morphology, photometry and kinematics of N-body bars — I. Three models with different halo central concentrations

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2002 · 493 citations · Full text

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The Secular Evolution of Disk Structural Parameters

The Astrophysical Journal · 2006 · 466 citations · Full text

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The horizontal-branch stars in globular clusters. 2: The second parameter phenomenon

Young‐Wook Lee, P. Demarque, R. Zinn · The Astrophysical Journal · 1994 · 418 citations

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Massive star formation near the Galactic center and the fate of the stellar remnants

M. Morris · The Astrophysical Journal · 1993 · 413 citations

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Authors

297

  1. FC
    F. Combes

    Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères, France

    5 publications · 358 citations

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  2. CN
    Colin Norman

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  3. WF
    W. Forman

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    3 publications · 217 citations

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  4. CJ
    C. Jones

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    3 publications · 217 citations

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  5. CH
    Clayton Heller

    University of Kentucky, United States

    3 publications · 284 citations

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174

  1. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1K citations

  3. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    906 citations

  4. Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    944 citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    457 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    633 citations

  8. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.7K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 61 publications · 6.4K citations

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  2. 21

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    12 publications · 469 citations

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  4. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    Repository · 7 publications · 790 citations

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 5 publications · 490 citations

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