Modes of a stellar system II: non-ergodic systems
arXiv:2106.10297 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2175
Abstract
An equation is derived for the energy of a small disturbance in a system that is generated by a distribution function (DF) of the form $f(\vJ)$ -- most galaxies and star clusters can be closely approximated by such a DF. The theory of van Kampen modes is extended to such general systems. An inner product on the space of DFs is defined such that the energy of a disturbance is its norm under this product. It is shown that van Kampen modes that differ in frequency are then orthogonal, with the consequence that the energies of van Kampen modes are additive. Consequently, most of the insight into the dynamics of ergodic systems that was gained in a recent paper on the van Kampen modes of ergodic systems applies to real clusters and galaxies.
arXiv comment6 pages, submitted to MNRAS
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