core_relaxation_time¶

clustertools.analysis.functions.core_relaxation_time(cluster, coulomb=0.4, projected=False)[source]¶

Calculate the core relaxation time (Stone & Ostriker 2015) of the cluster

Stone, N.C. & Ostriker, J.P. 2015, ApJ, 806, 28

Parameters

clusterclass: StarCluster
coulombfloat: Coulomb parameter (default: 0.4)
projectedbool: use projected values (default: False)
methodstr: choose between Stone & Ostriker 2015 and other methods (in development)

Returns

trc (in Myr)