Stellar Dynamics
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Challenging stellar dynamical problems, such as the study of gravothermal oscillations in star clusters, have in the past initiated the very successful building of GRAPE special purpose computers. It is discussed, that present day tasks... more
An improved transformation of the full width at half maxima (FWHM) of the [O III] 5007 line in AGNs to the stellar velocity dispersion, sigma, of the host galaxy is given. This significantly reduces the systematic errors in using the [O... more
This paper investigates spheroidal galaxies comprising a self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) halo plus de Vaucouleurs stellar distribution. These are coupled only via their shared gravitational field, which is computed consistently from... more
A new empirical formulae is given for estimating the masses of black holes in AGNs from the H beta velocity dispersion and the continuum luminosity at 5100 Angstroms. It is calibrated to reverberation-mapping and stellar-dynamical... more
... resonant asteroids is much larger. The positive Lyapunov exponent detected for the majority of resonant bodies in our numerical integrations suggests the chaotic nature of their orbits. Moreover, we show, using frequency analysis ...
Abstract. In this article are the 5 tables for calculating the average translational velocities of all milisecond pulsars and others fast spinning bodies and shift the center of gravity due to the rotation. Corrections theory ideal... more
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The long-term evolution of massive black hole binaries at the centers of galaxies is studied in a variety of physical regimes, with the aim of resolving the '' final parsec problem,'' ie, how black hole binaries manage... more
The stability of the 2:3 mean motion resonance with Neptune is systematically explored and compared to the observed resonant population. It is shown that orbits with small and moderate amplitudes of the resonant angle are stable over the... more