The Effect of Age on the Grouping of Open Clusters: The Primordial Group Hypothesis
The Primordial Group hypothesis states that only sufficiently young open clusters (OCs) can be multiple, and old OCs are essentially isolated. We tested this postulate through four different studies using a manual search of Gaia EDR3 and extensive literature. First, we revisited the work of de La Fu...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/2/113 |