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Fitting random stable solar systems to Titius-Bode laws
Wayne Hayes, Scott Tremaine
Simple ``solar systems'' are generated with planetary orbital radii r distributed uniformly random in log(r) between 0.2 and 50 AU. A conservative stability criterion is imposed by…
Linear response of galactic halos to adiabatic gravitational perturbations
Chigurupati Murali, Scott Tremaine
We determine the response of a self-similar isothermal stellar system to small adiabatic gravitational perturbations. For odd spherical harmonics, the response is identical to the…
The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy Centres
John Magorrian, Scott Tremaine, Douglas Richstone +9
We construct dynamical models for a sample of 36 nearby galaxies with Hubble Space Telescope photometry and ground-based kinematics. The models assume that each galaxy is axisymmet…
Linear Response, Dynamical Friction and the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem in Stellar Dynamics
Robert W. Nelson, Scott Tremaine
We apply linear response theory to a general, inhomogeneous, stationary stellar system, with particular emphasis on dissipative processes analogous to Landau damping. Assuming only…
The Evolution of Long-Period Comets
Paul Wiegert, Scott Tremaine
We study the evolution of long-period comets by numerical integration of their orbits, following comets from their origin in the Oort cloud until their final escape or destruction,…