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Evolution of Binaries Under Stochastic Perturbations
Andrea Caputo, Giovanni Maria Tomaselli, Chris Hamilton
We develop a general Fokker-Planck framework describing the dynamical evolution of Keplerian binaries subjected to stochastic perturbations. The formalism provides an algorithmic w…
Kinetic Theory of Stellar Systems: A Tutorial
Chris Hamilton, Jean-Baptiste Fouvry
Stellar systems - star clusters, galaxies, dark matter haloes, and so on - are ubiquitous characters in the evolutionary tale of our Universe. This tutorial article is an introduct…
Binary mergers in the centers of galaxies: synergy between stellar flybys and tidal fields
Mila Winter-Granic, Cristobal Petrovich, Valentín Peña-Donaire +1
Galactic centers are very dynamically active environments, often harbouring a nuclear star cluster and supermassive black hole at their cores. Binaries in these environments are su…
Eccentricity dynamics of wide binaries -- II. The effect of stellar encounters and constraints on formation channels
Chris Hamilton, Shaunak Modak
GAIA wide stellar binaries (separations AU) are observed to have a superthermal eccentricity distribution function (DF), well-fit by with $α…
On the phase-mixed eccentricity and inclination distributions of wide binaries in the Galaxy
Chris Hamilton
Modern observational surveys allow us to probe the phase space distribution function (DF) of wide binaries in the Solar neighbourhood. This DF exhibits non-trivial features, in par…
Resonant and non-resonant relaxation of globular clusters
Jean-Baptiste Fouvry, Chris Hamilton, Simon Rozier +1
Globular clusters contain a finite number of stars. As a result, they inevitably undergo secular evolution (`relaxation') causing their mean distribution function (DF) to evolve on…