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Dynamics of Triaxial Stellar Systems
David Merritt
Recent work on the dynamics of triaxial stellar systems is reviewed. The motion of boxlike orbits in realistic triaxial potentials is generically stochastic. The degree to which th…
astro-ph1996
Searching for the Kinematical Signature of a Black Hole in M87
David Merritt, Siang Peng Oh
Many theories for the formation of massive black holes in galactic nuclei predict that the stellar motions should be anisotropic within the radius of influence of the black hole. W…