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Homework Statement
the question says, consider a newly formed globular cluster, with a total mass 10^6 times mass of the sun and an initial mass function dN/dm = a.m^-2.35 in the mass range 0.1 - 20 times mass of the sun, where m = M/mass of the sun.
find the constant a. (answer : 1.9 x10^5)
thanks.
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The Attempt at a Solution
the number of stars in a globular cluster are between 10^4 - 10^6. but N from the above equation should be smaller as the mass range is from 0.1 to 20 times sun's mass. If I can find that N the equation is a piece of cake.