This chapter is an introduction to realistic N-body modelling of globular clusters – specifically, why it might be desired to conduct such models and what constitutes their key ingredients. Detailed consideration is also given to the analysis of data from such simulations, and how it is increasingly becoming more important to perform simulated observations in order to derive quantities that are directly comparable with real-world measurements. The most salient points from this general discussion are illustrated via an extensive case study concerning N-body modelling of massive stellar clusters in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
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Mackey, A.D. (2008). Realistic N - Body Simulations of Globular Clusters. In: Aarseth, S.J., Tout, C.A., Mardling, R.A. (eds) The Cambridge N-Body Lectures. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 760. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8431-7_14
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