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astro-ph.GA2014★ 89 cited
Action-based distribution functions for spheroidal galaxy components
Lorenzo Posti, James Binney, Carlo Nipoti +1
We present an approach to the design of distribution functions that depend on the phase-space coordinates through the action integrals. The approach makes it easy to construct a dy…
astro-ph.GA2014★ 12 cited
On the nature of local instabilities in rotating galactic coronae and cool cores of galaxy clusters
Carlo Nipoti, Lorenzo Posti
A long-standing question is whether radiative cooling can lead to local condensations of cold gas in the hot atmospheres of galaxies and galaxy clusters. We address this problem by…