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Stochasticity in Models of Elliptical Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Daniel Pfenniger  and
Stéphane Udry
Daniel Pfenniger
Affiliation:
Geneva Observatory, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
Stéphane Udry
Affiliation:
Geneva Observatory, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland

Abstract

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We measure quantitatively the growth of stochasticity due to various perturbations to a model of elliptical galaxy. This is achieved by computing the Liapunov characteristic exponents of randomly selected orbits.

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 481 - 482
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Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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