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Piet Hut

Tokyo Institute of Technology

305

Works

13,503

Citations

52

h-index

107

i10-index

Research Topics

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Astro and Planetary Science

Affiliations

Tokyo Institute of Technology2012–2019

Rijksmuseum1976–1976

National Institute of Informatics2009–2009

Utrecht University1976–1977

Princeton University2003–2003

Top Works

A hierarchical O(N log N) force-calculation algorithm

Josh Barnes,Piet Hut

19863,579 citations

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Scientific Research and Discoveries

Formation of massive black holes through runaway collisions in dense young star clusters

Simon Portegies Zwart,Holger Baumgardt,et al.

2004676 citations

HOP: A New Group‐finding Algorithm for<i>N</i>‐Body Simulations

Daniel J. Eisenstein,Piet Hut

1998409 citations

Binaries in globular clusters

Piet Hut,Steve McMillan,et al.

1992380 citations

Core radius and density measurements in N-body experiments Connections with theoretical and observational definitions

Stefano Casertano,Piet Hut

1985372 citations

Star cluster ecology -- IV. Dissection of an open star cluster: photometry

Simon Portegies Zwart,Stephen L. W. McMillan,et al.

2001363 citations

The Equilibrium Tide Model for Tidal Friction

P. P. Eggleton,L. G. Kiseleva,et al.

1998355 citations

Dynamical Formation of Close Binary Systems in Globular Clusters

D. Pooley,W. H. G. Lewin,et al.

2003322 citations

Binary-single star scattering. I - Numerical experiments for equal masses

Piet Hut,J. N. Bahcall

1983305 citations