EVOLUTIONARY MODELS OF ROTATING DENSE STELLAR SYSTEMS WITH EMBEDDED BLACK HOLES

Abstract

We present evolutionary models of rotating self-gravitating systems (e.g. globular clusters, galaxy cores). These models are characterized by the presence of an initial axi-symmetry due to rotation. Central black hole seeds are included in our models, and black hole growth due to the consumption of stellar matter is simulated until the central potential dominates the kinematics of the core. Our goal is to study the long-term evolution (Gyr) of relaxed dense stellar systems which deviate from spherical symmetry, and their morphology and nal kinematics. With this purpose in mind, we developed a 2D Fokker-Planck analytical code, and conrmed its results using detailed N-Body simulations, applying a high performance code developed for GPU machines. We conclude that the initial rotation signicantly modies the shape and lifetime of these systems, and cannot be neglected in the study of the evolution of globular clusters, and the galaxy itself. Our models give a constraint for the nal intermediate black hole masses expected to be present in globular clusters.