The contribution of primordial globular clusters to the central galactic activity
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Globular clusters in galaxies have a mutual feedback with the environment, which is tuned by their dynamical evolution. This feedback may be the explanation of various features of both the globular cluster system and the host galaxy. Relevant examples of these are the radial distribution of globulars and the violent initial activity of galaxies as AGN.
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