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The use of luminosity functions in the following areas is reviewed: (a) the determination of the helium content and ages of the globular clusters; (b) the testing of stellar structure theory; and (c) the determination of the initial mass function of globular clusters.
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Demarque, P. (1988). Globular Cluster Luminosity Functions. In: Grindlay, J.E., Davis Philip, A.G. (eds) The Harlow-Shapley Symposium on Globular Cluster Systems in Galaxies. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 126. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1104-9_17
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