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Relaxation in stellar systems and the shape and rotation of the inner dark halo
S. Tremaine, J. P. Ostriker
Why do galactic bars rotate with high pattern speeds, when dynamical friction should rapidly couple the bar to the massive, slowly rotating dark halo? This longstanding paradox may…
Princeton University Observatory Annual Report, 1997-98
S. Tremaine
This report provides a summary and bibliography for the research activities at the Princeton University Observatory and Department of Astrophysical Sciences during the period July…
The Keplerian map for the restricted three-body problem as a model of comet evolution
Leonid Malyshkin, Scott Tremaine
We examine the evolution of highly eccentric, planet-crossing orbits in the restricted three-body problem (Sun, planet, comet). We construct a simple Keplerian map in which the com…
Resonant relaxation in protoplanetary disks
Scott Tremaine
Resonant relaxation is a novel form of two-body relaxation that arises in nearly Keplerian disks such as protoplanetary disks. Resonant relaxation does not affect the semimajor axe…
Resonant Thickening of Disks by Small Satellite Galaxies
J. A. Sellwood, Robert W. Nelson, Scott Tremaine
We study the vertical heating and thickening of galaxy disks due to accretion of small satellites. Our simulations are restricted to axial symmetry, which largely eliminates numeri…
Migrating Planets
Norm Murray, Brad Hansen, Matt Holman +1
A planet orbiting in a disk of planetesimals can experience an instability in which it migrates to smaller orbital radii. Resonant interactions between the planet and planetesimals…