Evolution of star clusters in realistic tidal fields

Evidence suggests that most of the stars in galaxies don't form in isolation, but in systems counting from dozens to millions of stars, called star clusters. In order to understand how stars form and populate the galaxy is then fundamental to understand the dynamical evolution of these objects. The thesis presents the results of a project aimed to study the dynamical evolution of clusters in realistic tidal fields by using state-of-the-art N-body simulations.