Star clusters stand at the intersection of much of modern astrophysics: the ISM, gravitational
dynamics, stellar evolution, and cosmology. Here, we review observations and theoretical …

It is commonly assumed that the energy density of the Universe was dominated by radiation
between reheating after inflation and the onset of matter domination 54,000 years later …

Context. Open clusters are convenient probes of the structure and history of the Galactic
disk. They are also fundamental to stellar evolution studies. The second Gaia data release …

Searching for distinctive signatures, which characterize different formation channels of
binary black holes (BBHs), is a crucial step towards the interpretation of current and future …

Abstract We introduce the MOdelling Star cluster population Assembly In Cosmological
Simulations within EAGLE (E-MOSAICS) project. E-MOSAICS incorporates models …

Gaia BH1, the first quiescent black hole (BH) detected from Gaia data, poses a challenge to
most binary evolution models: its current mass ratio is≈ 0.1, and its orbital period seems to …

Young massive clusters (YMCs) are dense aggregates of young stars that form the
fundamental building blocks of galaxies. Several examples exist in the Milky Way Galaxy …

We present an end-to-end, two-phase model for the origin of globular clusters (GCs). In the
model, populations of stellar clusters form in the high-pressure discs of high-redshift (z> 2) …

Young star clusters are the most common birthplace of massive stars and are dynamically
active environments. Here, we study the formation of black holes (BHs) and binary black …

We present a theoretical framework in which bound stellar clusters arise naturally at the high-
density end of the hierarchy of the interstellar medium (ISM). Due to short free-fall times …