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astro-ph1998★ 3 cited
N-body simulations of interacting disc galaxies
E. Athanassoula
Disc galaxies can be substantially modified by close encounters and mergers, since their discs are very responsive components. Close interactions can be held responsible for the fo…
astro-ph1998★ 2 cited
N-body simulations of galaxies and groups of galaxies with the Marseille GRAPE systems
E. Athanassoula
I review the Marseille GRAPE systems and the N-body simulations done with them. I first describe briefly the available hardware and software, their possibilities and their limitati…
astro-ph1998★ 3 cited
On the calculation of the linear stability parameter of periodic orbits
C. Barbera, E. Athanassoula
In this paper we propose an improved method for calculating Henon's stability parameter, which is based on the differential of the Poincare map using the first variational equation…