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The evolution of high-z proto-star clusters into local globular clusters

A. Della Croce , E. Vesperini , R. Pascale , A. Askar , F. Calura , E. Dalessandro , M. Giersz This is my paper

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Simulations show high-redshift JWST clumps can evolve into local globular clusters if they contain multiple stellar populations.

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This paper runs dynamical simulations of massive, compact stellar clumps observed at high redshift to test whether they can survive and become the globular clusters seen in the local universe. The models incorporate stellar interactions, stellar evolution, a time-varying cosmological tidal field, multiple stellar populations, and stellar-mass black holes. Clusters that start with multiple populations prove more resistant to early disruption and, after twelve billion years, display structural and dynamical properties matching those of Galactic globular clusters. The results also indicate that black holes promote cluster breakup but can remain in the systems that do survive.

Core claim

Systems hosting multiple populations are more likely to endure the early strong tidal field than single-population clusters. After 12 Gyr, such systems have properties consistent with those of Galactic GCs. Our work confirms that the high-z clumps observed by JWST can be the progenitors of the local GCs. A population of stellar-mass BHs within a proto-star cluster favors its disruption, but surviving systems can retain a sizable population of BHs.

What carries the argument

N-body simulations of proto-star cluster evolution that include stellar interactions, stellar evolution, multiple stellar populations, stellar-mass black holes, and a time-dependent cosmological tidal field.

Load-bearing premise

The initial conditions chosen for the proto-star clusters and the modeled physical processes accurately represent real high-z systems.

What would settle it

Finding that observed high-z clumps have initial masses, sizes, or metallicities outside the simulated range and that no combination of multiple populations and black-hole retention reproduces the present-day Galactic globular-cluster population.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.00206 by A. Askar, A. Della Croce, E. Dalessandro, E. Vesperini, F. Calura, M. Giersz, R. Pascale.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Surface density – effective radius plane. The left panel shows SP models, while the right one presents systems with MPs. In red are simulations’ initial conditions: empty circles represent simulations that dissolved before migration (labeled as tmax < tmigr with tmax the system survival time). Half-filled diamonds are simulations that survived the early phase but dissolved before the present day (tmax ≥ tm… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Mass-surface density – concentration plane presenting the simulation initial conditions. Simulations with different prescriptions for BH formation are presented separately in different panels: on the left are fbOFF simulations, while fbON simulations are in the right panel. The vertical gray bands enclose simulations with the same concentration but different numbers of particles (SP systems have rh,2/rh,1 … view at source ↗
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected numerous massive and relatively compact stellar clumps around proto-galaxies at high redshift (z>0.5). Their properties suggest that these systems may represent proto-globular clusters (GCs), but their possible connection to local old GCs is poorly understood. In this Letter, we explore the dynamical evolution of proto-star clusters, building the missing evolutionary link between high-z systems observed by JWST and local GCs. Our simulations include the effects of stellar interactions, stellar evolution, and the strong time-dependent cosmological tidal field in which these proto-star clusters evolve. We also explore the role of multiple stellar populations and stellar-mass black holes (BHs), two fundamental ingredients in stellar cluster dynamics. We show that systems hosting multiple populations (as routinely observed in local GCs) are more likely to endure the early strong tidal field than single-population clusters. In addition, after 12 Gyr, such systems have properties consistent with those of Galactic GCs. Our work confirms that the high-z clumps observed by JWST can be the progenitors of the local GCs. Finally, we show that a population of stellar-mass BHs within a proto-star cluster favors its disruption, but that surviving systems can retain a sizable population of BHs.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript presents N-body simulations (using NBODY6++GPU with added tidal field and stellar evolution) of high-redshift proto-star clusters. It incorporates stellar interactions, evolution, a time-dependent cosmological tidal field, multiple stellar populations, and stellar-mass black holes. The central result is that multiple-population systems survive the early strong tidal field better than single-population ones and, after 12 Gyr of evolution, exhibit structural and dynamical properties consistent with local Galactic globular clusters. The work concludes that JWST-observed high-z clumps can be the progenitors of present-day GCs, while stellar-mass BHs increase disruption risk but can be retained in survivors.

Significance. If the initial conditions are representative of JWST clumps, this provides a forward dynamical link between high-redshift stellar clumps and local GCs, highlighting the protective role of multiple populations against tidal disruption. The inclusion of BH dynamics and the time-dependent tidal field are strengths, as is the use of unreduced forward simulations rather than parameter fitting. This could inform interpretations of JWST data on early cluster formation.

major comments (1)
  1. [Section 2] Section 2: No table, figure, or quantitative comparison is provided that overlays the simulated initial conditions (masses, half-mass radii, densities, IMF, binary fractions) against the observed JWST high-z clump catalog at z>6. The survival of multiple-population systems and BH retention are reported as outcomes, but without demonstrating that the chosen starting parameters are typical (rather than systematically denser or more massive than the median observed clump), these results cannot be shown to be generic rather than artifacts of the specific initial setup.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The detection redshift is given as z>0.5 while the progenitor claim focuses on z>6 clumps; the specific redshifts and lookback times adopted for the simulations should be stated explicitly for clarity.
  2. The description of the time-dependent cosmological tidal field implementation would benefit from a brief statement of how the field strength evolves with redshift to allow readers to assess its fidelity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive review. The single major comment is addressed below; we agree it identifies a gap and will revise accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [Section 2] Section 2: No table, figure, or quantitative comparison is provided that overlays the simulated initial conditions (masses, half-mass radii, densities, IMF, binary fractions) against the observed JWST high-z clump catalog at z>6. The survival of multiple-population systems and BH retention are reported as outcomes, but without demonstrating that the chosen starting parameters are typical (rather than systematically denser or more massive than the median observed clump), these results cannot be shown to be generic rather than artifacts of the specific initial setup.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit quantitative comparison would strengthen the claim that our results are generic. Our initial conditions (masses ~10^5-10^6 M⊙, half-mass radii ~3-10 pc, central densities ~10^3-10^5 M⊙ pc^{-3}) were selected to lie within the ranges reported for JWST z>6 clumps in the literature. However, the manuscript does not overlay these values against the observed catalog medians or distributions, nor does it tabulate IMF or binary-fraction choices against high-z constraints. In revision we will add a table (or figure) in Section 2 that directly compares our fiducial and explored initial parameters to the median and 16-84 percentile ranges from published JWST clump catalogs at z>6. This addition will demonstrate that the chosen setups are representative rather than systematically extreme, thereby supporting the generality of the multiple-population survival and BH-retention results. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; forward N-body evolution from stated initial conditions.

full rationale

The paper performs direct N-body integrations (NBODY6++GPU with added cosmological tidal field and stellar evolution) starting from chosen initial masses, radii, densities, IMF, binary fractions, and multiple-population setups. The reported outcomes—survival rates, final structural parameters after 12 Gyr, and BH retention—are direct numerical results of those integrations rather than quantities fitted to the target JWST or Galactic GC data and then relabeled as predictions. No self-definitional loop, fitted-input-called-prediction, or load-bearing self-citation chain appears in the abstract or described methodology; the central claim rests on the independent dynamical evolution under the stated physics.

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