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An iterative method for constructing stellar systems models: how far does it work?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Natalia Ya. Sotnikova  and
Sergei A. Rodionov
Natalia Ya. Sotnikova
Affiliation:
Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia email: nsot@astro.spbu.ru
Sergei A. Rodionov
Affiliation:
Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia email: nsot@astro.spbu.ru
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Abstract

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We present a new method for constructing equilibrium phase models for stellar systems. Applications of the iterative method include both modelling of observational data and the construction of initial condition for N-body simulations.

Keywords

stellar dynamicsmethods: N -body simulationsgalaxies: kinematics and dynamicsgalaxies: structure
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Highlights H15: Highlights of Astronomy , November 2009 , pp. 203
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

References

Rodionov, S. A. & Sotnikova, N. Ya. 2006, Astron. Rep. 50, 983CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sotnikova, N. Ya. & Rodionov, S. A. 2008, Astron. Lett. 34, 664CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rodionov, S. A., Athanassoula, E., & Sotnikova, N. Ya. 2009, MNRAS 392, 904CrossRefGoogle Scholar