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astro-ph.GA2021★ 8 cited
Modes of a stellar system II: non-ergodic systems
Jun Yan Lau, James Binney
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 c…
astro-ph.GA2021★ 3 cited
Probabilistic distribution functions
Jun Yan Lau, James Binney
Observed clusters should be modelled by considering the distribution function to be a random variable that quantifies the degree of excitation of the system's normal modes. A syste…
astro-ph.GA2021★ 20 cited
Modes of a stellar system I: ergodic systems
Jun Yan Lau, James Binney
The excursions of star clusters and galaxies around statistical equilibria are studied. For a stable ergodic model Antonov's Hermitian operator on six-dimensional phase space has t…