Elliptical Galaxy Dynamics
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Vol. 111 (756) , 129-168
- https://doi.org/10.1086/316307
Abstract
A review of elliptical galaxy dynamics, with a focus on nonintegrable models. Topics covered include torus construction; modelling axisymmetric galaxies; triaxiality; collisionless relaxation; and collective instabilities.Comment: 97 Latex pages, 14 Postscript figures, uses aastex. To appear in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, February 199Keywords
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