Abstract
As our understanding of core collapse in globular clusters has improved through detailed computer simulations, attention has naturally turned to dynamical evolution of globular clusters after core collapse. The results of recent simulations of post-collapse cluster evolution are reviewed. An assessment is given of progress towards the goal of developing astrophysically realistic models that cover all phases of globular cluster evolution. A focus of this review is the stability of the post-collapse expansion phase to the large amplitude core oscillations first observed in the simulations of Sugimoto and Bettwieser and now confirmed by several other studies. The implications of core oscillations for the observation of post-collapse clusters are discussed.
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