2 papers
astro-ph2002
Dynamics of Dark Matter Cusps
David Merritt, Milos Milosavljevic
Formation and disruption of dark-matter cusps are reviewed. Accumulation of baryons at the center of a halo can displace the dark matter, converting singular density cusps into low…
astro-ph2000
Dynamics of Black-Hole Nuclei
D. Merritt, F. Cruz, M. Milosavljevic
Space-based observations are beginning to yield detailed information about the stellar kinematics at the very centers of galaxies, within the sphere of gravitational influence of t…