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Statistical mechanics of violent relaxation in stellar systems
P. H. Chavanis
We discuss the statistical mechanics of violent relaxation in stellar systems following the pioneering work of Lynden-Bell (1967). The solutions of the gravitational Vlasov-Poisson…
astro-ph2002
The self-gravitating Fermi gas
P. H. Chavanis
We discuss the nature of phase transitions in the self-gravitating Fermi gas at non-zero temperature. This study can be relevant for massive neutrinos in Dark Matter models and for…
astro-ph1999
Trapping of dust by coherent vortices in the solar nebula
Pierre-Henri Chavanis
We develop the idea proposed by Barge & Sommeria (1995) and Tanga et al. (1996) that large-scale vortices present in the solar nebula can concentrate dust particles and facilitate…